Could a common supplement tame multiple sclerosis?
NCT ID NCT07263607
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding taurine, a natural amino acid, to standard multiple sclerosis (MS) medications can improve outcomes. About 80 adults with relapsing-remitting MS will either continue their usual drugs or add daily taurine for 24 months. Researchers will track brain lesions, relapses, disability, and gut health to see if taurine offers extra protection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- taurine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, adding taurine to standard MS therapy could help reduce brain damage, relapses, and slow disability progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 80 people. Taurine may show no added benefit over standard drugs, and results may not apply to all MS patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
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 to 65 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: * 1.Age and Gender: Male or female participants aged 18 to 65 years. * 2.Diagnosis: Patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) according to the 2017 revised McDonald criteria. * 3.Treatment Background: Patients receiving stable disease-modifying therapy (DMT) prior to enrollment. * 4\. EDSS score between 1.0 and 5.5 at screening. * 5\. Compliance: Ability and willingness to comply with all study procedures, follow-up visits, and study medication requirements. * 6.Informed Consent: Participants must provide written informed consent before any study-specific procedures are performed. * 7 Female participants must be non-pregnant and non-lactating, or, if of childbearing potential, must agree to use effective contraception during the study Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Patients with known hypersensitivity to taurine or any of its components * 2\. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding * 3\. Patients currently participating in other clinical trials * 4\. Patients who refuse to participate in the relevant clinical study
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