Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Cohort-Study: A Prospective Swiss Wide Investigation of Key Phases in Disease Evolution and New Treatment Options

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (8) locations...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 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)

Locations
Other Locations
Switzerland
Cantonal Hospital Aarau
RECRUITING
Aarau
University Hospital Basel
RECRUITING
Basel
University Hospital Berne
RECRUITING
Bern
University Hospital Geneva
RECRUITING
Geneva
University Hospital Lausanne
RECRUITING
Lausanne
Regional Hospital Lugano
RECRUITING
Lugano
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
RECRUITING
Sankt Gallen
Univeristy Hospital Zürich
RECRUITING
Zurich
Contact Information
Primary
Jens Kuhle, MD
jens.kuhle@usb.ch
0041612652525
Time Frame
Start Date: 2012-06
Estimated Completion Date: 2042-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 1200
Sponsors
Leads: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Collaborators: University Hospital, Geneva, Regional Hospital Lugano (EOC), Switzerland, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern, University of Lausanne Hospitals, Cantonal Hospital of Aarau, Switzerland, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

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