Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Cohort-Study

NCT ID: NCT02433028

Last Updated: 2025-04-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-30

Study Completion Date

2042-01-31

Brief Summary

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The Swiss MS Cohort Study (SMSC) is a multicentre cohort study that involves 8 Swiss Multiple Sclerosis centres. The key aims of the SMSC are

1. To maintain a long-term cohort for an undefined duration of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) in Switzerland. This requires effective measures to limit drop-outs and the continuous recruitment of MS patients and
2. To conduct a systematic follow-up with standardized, high quality collection of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, as well as body fluids.

The significant heterogeneity within the diagnostic entity and phenotype of MS is incompletely understood. A central and necessary prerequisite of further advance is a sufficient amount of high quality clinical and paraclinical (imaging, body fluids) patient data.

Nested projects will address specific research topics, and facilitate collaboration of the most qualified investigators within the group of SMSC investigators. The nested projects will focus on the:

1. Development and validation of diagnostic and prognostic markers of spontaneous disease evolution and therapeutic response.
2. Exploration of the safety and impact on long-term disability of existing and next generation MS treatments
3. Individualized therapy: A number of highly active but potentially also harmful therapies have lately been established for the treatment of MS. To date, due to the lack of individual prognostic markers patients may not receive aggressive therapy due to safety concerns, or patients with benign disease may receive expensive and potentially harmful treatments without the need for it.
4. Evaluation of intervention effects by conducting embedded pragmatic trials using the SMSC as data-infrastructure.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Fulfilling the diagnosis of radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS), clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS), secondary-progressive MS (SPMS), primary-progressive MS (PPMS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) or Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) according to established criteria
* Intending to attend hospital visits every 6 months (+/- 45 days) or 12 months (+/- 45 days) (facultative cranial MRI every 12 months) over a longer period (at least 5 years)
* Intending to give blood for biobanking every 6 or 12 months during hospital visit or as close as possible to the visit (+/- 8 days)
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cantonal Hospital of Aarau, Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Regional Hospital Lugano (EOC), Switzerland

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Geneva

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Lausanne Hospitals

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jens Kuhle, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Locations

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Cantonal Hospital Aarau

Aarau, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Basel

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Berne

Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Geneva

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen

Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Lausanne

Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

Regional Hospital Lugano

Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

Univeristy Hospital Zürich

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Switzerland

Central Contacts

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Jens Kuhle, MD

Role: CONTACT

0041612652525

Facility Contacts

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Oliver Findling, MD

Role: primary

+41628389469

Jaqueline Saxer

Role: backup

Jens Kuhle, MD

Role: primary

+41612652525

Robert Hoepner, MD

Role: primary

+416640067

Patrice Lalive, MD

Role: primary

+41223728318

Stefanie Mueller, MD

Role: primary

+41714941111

Jochen Vehoff, Dr.

Role: backup

Caroline Pot, MD

Role: primary

+41213141269

Renaud Du-Pasquier, MD

Role: backup

Claudio Gobbi, MD

Role: primary

+41918116921

Roth Patrick, Prof. Dr.

Role: primary

+41442555511

Miriam Kaminski, Dr.

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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SMSC_1_3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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