Plain-English translation of NCT04237675 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Researchers want to understand whether people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are more likely to experience disease flare-ups after having surgery. The study will follow 300 patients for one year after their surgery to track whether they have any MS relapses, regardless of whether they received general anesthesia (sleep medication) or regional anesthesia (numbing an area of the body).
When you have MS and need surgery, there are questions about how the surgery and anesthesia might affect your disease. This study aims to gather real-world information about whether MS flare-ups happen more often after surgery, which could help doctors better prepare and care for MS patients who need procedures.
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You would have your surgery as planned. Researchers would then contact you periodically over the next 12 months to ask whether you have experienced any MS flare-ups or relapses. This is an observational study, meaning doctors are watching and recording what happens naturally—you won't be asked to take any new medication or change your current MS care.
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Greece
Enrollment target
~300 participants
Started
December 2019
Primary completion
December 2027
Age range
18 Years – 70 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in January 2020.
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Central contact
Chryssoula V Staikou, Assoc Prof
University of Athens
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