MS patients and caregivers share their care experiences in new study
NCT ID NCT02388334
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how people with multiple sclerosis and their natural caregivers (like family members) feel about the quality of care they receive. Researchers surveyed over 1,000 participants to understand their expectations and experiences. The goal was to create a tool that can measure care quality from their point of view, which could help improve future care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,080 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2015
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients living with MS and their natural caregivers
- 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: For the patients the criteria were : to be 1) aged 18 years or older, 2) diagnosed with any form of definitivee MS according to the McDonald criteria, excluding clinically isolated syndrome, and 3) fluent in the French language. For their caregivers, the criteria were to be 1) aged 18 years or older, 2) designated by the patient as a natural caregiver (i.e. noninstitutional relative/person most closely involved in the decisions linked to the disease), 3) fluent in the French language, and 4) free from MS. All patients and caregivers gave their written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Caregivers and patients incapable of understanding the proposed procedure and the questionnaire
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rennes University Hospital
Rennes, 35033, France
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