New study hopes to find a simple test for MS diagnosis
NCT ID NCT05056740
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is analyzing inflammatory markers in the blood and spinal fluid of 300 people who are being checked for multiple sclerosis (MS). The goal is to see if certain markers can help doctors tell MS apart from other autoimmune diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord. Researchers will compare these markers with the final diagnosis to find a pattern specific to MS.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple test using blood and spinal fluid to help doctors diagnose multiple sclerosis more accurately.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks at existing data, so it cannot prove that any biomarker directly causes or changes the disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
Who is studied
All patients referred to our MS tertiary center for the diagnostic work-up of white matter hyperintensities suggestive of underlying inflammatory demyelinating disease
- 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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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: * Patients referred to our center for the diagnostic work-up of White Matter Lesions * Patients that need a routine blood analysis * Patients that need a routine CSF analysis * Non opposition to research consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a contraindication to perform spinal tap (increase bleeding risk medicine or disease) * Patients with a contraindication to MRI (metal prosthesis…)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
RECRUITINGNice, France
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