New app aims to keep MS patients on their feet
NCT ID NCT05837949
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a personal health app called MS FIT that lets people with multiple sclerosis log falls and near-falls, view their health data, and share it with their doctor. The goal is to improve communication about fall risks and provide educational tips. About 100 participants will use the app for a year to see if they stick with it and if it helps reduce falls.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MS FIT: Falls Insight Track (behavioral intervention using surveys and a personal health library)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors and patients a simple tool to spot fall risks early and prevent injuries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on whether people will use the tool, not on proving it prevents falls. Results may not apply to everyone with MS.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of MS (relapsing or progressive) by 2017 McDonald Criteria18 * Ages 18 and above * Any MS therapy, or no treatment * California resident to enable clinical telemedicine visits if warranted during the study visit * EDSS 2.0-8.0 (moderate to severe impairment, 7= wheelchair but independent transfers) * Fall risk, based on MSWS-12 score and previous report of a fall (Hopkins grade ≥1) * Technological criteria: availability of Wi-Fi in the home or workspace for connectivity. Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive dexterity or visual impairment that, in the opinion of the study neurologist (RB), would put the participant at risk or limit their ability to comply with the study protocol * Inability to provide informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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