Eye scan reveals hidden blood flow changes in MS patients
NCT ID NCT07629804
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study used a quick, painless eye scan called OCTA to compare blood flow in the optic nerve between 54 people with multiple sclerosis and healthy volunteers. The goal was to see if MS changes optic nerve blood vessels and if measuring this could help doctors track the disease. Results may provide a new, simple way to monitor MS progression.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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
This case-control study enrolled two groups: group 1; 26 adults with a clinically definite diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (Cases) and group 2; 28 age- and sex-matched healthy adults with no history of neurological or significant ocular disease (Controls).
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * group 1; patients with multiple sclerosis with optic neuritis. * group 2; normal healthy age matched controls Exclusion Criteria: * Other optic nerve diseases as glaucoma, papilledema or conginetal anomalies. * Other macular diseases as AMD, CSR, scars … * Errors of refraction outside +4 and -6 D range. * Media opacity as cataracts or corneal opacities that may interfere with the quality of scans. * Signal strength index less than 4\\10.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fayoum university Hospital
Al Fayyum, Faiyum Governorate, 63514, Egypt
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