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CompletedNCT06776224VWIMS - IIUpdated May 15, 2026

Visual (Path)Ways in Multiple Sclerosis - Part II

An interventional study of Measurement of retinal vascular density and visual cognition in Multiple Sclerosis, Optic Neuritis, Demyelinating Disease, sponsored by University Hospital, Lille. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-15.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Lille · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
64
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating and degenerative disease of the central nervous system. The mechanisms of neuro-axonal loss remain incompletely elucidated. An acute demyelinating lesion will produce both immediate and delayed axonal loss. Immediate axonal loss is linked to the occurrence of axonal transection. Delayed axonal loss is the cause of axonal degeneration in progressive MS. Visual impairment is common in the disease (vision, oculomotricity, cognition). Through a longitudinal multimodal analysis of visual pathways, we would like to investigate physiopathological mechanisms leading to neurodegenerative process and visual impairment.

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Conditions studied

  • Multiple Sclerosis, Optic Neuritis, Demyelinating Disease

Keywords

  • Multiple sclerosis, cognition, OCT, MRI, visual impairment
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In context

Multiple Sclerosis

3,264 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Sclerosis; 659 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 64 is above the median of 50 across 2,201 interventional studies indexed under Multiple Sclerosis.

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Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Lille is the lead sponsor of 631 studies on the registry; 142 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis receiving high-efficacy or non-high-efficacy treatment and follow-up at the CRCSEP of the Lille University Hospital through past participation in the VWIMS study.

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

  • Male and/or female participants in the VWIMS research project
  • At least 18 years of age at the time of inclusion in VWIMS - II
  • Patient having given written consent to participate in the study
  • Socially insured patient
  • Patient willing to comply with all study procedures and duration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age \< 18 years
  • Other neurological pathologies that may interfere with MRI and/or OCT data (diabetes, retinopathy [any cause], glaucoma, retinal detachment, ametropia > 6 diopters)
  • to MRI (claustrophobia, incompatible metal foreign bodies such as certain pacemakers and mechanical valves, cochlear implants, intra-orbital metal splinters, pregnancy, certain brands of IUD because of the 3 Tesla magnetic field).
  • Contraindication to injection: severe renal failure with creatine clearance \<30, allergy to contrast media, pregnancy, breast-feeding.
  • Pregnant women
  • Nursing women
  • Persons incapable of giving consent on their own, with or without legal protection (guardianship/curatorship)
  • Person under legal protection
  • Persons deprived of their liberty
  • Administrative reasons: inability to receive informed information, inability to participate in the entire study, lack of social security coverage, refusal to sign consent form
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
64 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Not applicable. No treatment will be compared.

    During the same visit, we will perform OCT-angiography (10 minutes) and evaluate visual cognition with an eye-tracker (20 minutes)

    Other: Measurement of retinal vascular density and visual cognition

Interventions

  • OtherMeasurement of retinal vascular density and visual cognition

    During the same visit, we will perform OCT-angiography (10 minutes) and evaluate visual cognition with an eye-tracker (20 minutes)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Quantifying progressive retinal axonal loss in the absence of inflammation

    To quantify progressive retinal neuroaxonal loss in a context of no active inflammation : Difference in retinal atrophy (GCIPL volume in \[VWIMS I\] - GCIPL volume in VWIMS II)

    Time frame: First time point already done (VWIMS study) Second time point during VWIMS -II study. Interval between time points will be around 7-8 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Direction de la Recherche et de l'innovation (DRI) 6 rue Professeur Laguesse
    Lille, 59037, France
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jan 2025 to primary completion in Apr 2026, 15 months.

Of 847 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Multiple Sclerosis, half reached primary completion within 22 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 8 and three quarters within 43. This study's 15 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 869 studies reached it within 21 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 43.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 9, 2025
First posted
Jan 15, 2025
StartActual
Jan 24, 2025
Primary completionActual
Apr 24, 2026
CompletionActual
Apr 24, 2026
Last update
May 15, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 15, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06776224
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 15, 2025
Start date
Jan 24, 2025
Primary completion
Apr 24, 2026
Completion
Apr 24, 2026
Last update
May 15, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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