Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Cohort-Study

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Conditions studied: Multiple Sclerosis

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02433028
Run by: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
People needed: 1200
Starts: 2012-06-01
Expected to finish: 2042-01-01
Last updated by the study team: 2025-04-14

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

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)
Inclusion criteria are crafted to identify a population of patients with MS, NMOSD or MOGAD particularly suitable for analysing disease evolution and associated factors, treatment dynamics, and the long-term safety and efficacy profile of disease-modifying drugs.
There are no specific Exclusion Criteria.

Where it is running

Cantonal Hospital Aarau — Aarau, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland (enrolling)
University Hospital Basel — Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland (enrolling)
University Hospital Berne — Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland (enrolling)
University Hospital Geneva — Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland (enrolling)
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen — Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland (enrolling)
University Hospital Lausanne — Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland (enrolling)
Regional Hospital Lugano — Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland (enrolling)
Univeristy Hospital Zürich — Zurich, Switzerland (enrolling)

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