MS drug safety survey: do patients and doctors know the risks?
NCT ID NCT05301907
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This completed survey looked at whether healthcare professionals and people with multiple sclerosis (or their caregivers) understand the safety steps needed when using the drug Mayzent (siponimod). Over 300 participants from Europe answered questions about proper use, side effects, and risks. The goal was to see if educational materials are working, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- siponimod (Mayzent)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this survey could show that educational materials help patients and doctors use Mayzent more safely, reducing risks like infections or heart issues.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed survey, not a treatment trial. It measures knowledge, not health outcomes, so it won't directly improve MS or change how the drug works.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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335 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
HCPs who prescribe, monitor and oversee the management / or provide in person medical supervision of patients on Mayzent (siponimod). And Patients/Caregivers of patients who are taking Mayzent (siponimod) to treat their MS and according to the prescription of their neurologists in selected EU countries
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- 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: Physicians were considered eligible for the survey if they meet the following screening criteria: * Care for relapsing MS (RMS) patients * Personally prescribed disease modifying therapies to MS patients, and; * Have prescribed Mayzent (siponimod) in at least 1 SPMS patient. Nurses were considered eligible for the survey if they: * Provide supportive care for RMS patients * Have initiated and/or managed the use of Mayzent (siponimod) in at least 1 SPMS patient. Patient inclusion criteria include: \- Had initiated onto Mayzent (siponimod) to treat their MS since reimbursement Exclusion Criteria: \-
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
Basel, Switzerland
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