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Multiple Sclerosis: early-phase trial registry

120 of 317 indexed Multiple Sclerosis trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #24 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

317 US clinical trials · 120 currently recruiting · #24 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Multiple Sclerosis: 317 US clinical trials tracked, 120 recruiting.

Multiple Sclerosis is the subject of 317 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 120 of them currently open to new participants. 41 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 74 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Biogen, running 13 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition multiple-sclerosis

OPEN 120 | RECR 38% | LATE 41 | EARLY 74 | RANK #24 | SPON 13

Nearest open-share peer: Multiple Myeloma (38% recruiting · 441 trials)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia51.8%Alzheimer Disease49.7%Multiple Sclerosis (this)38%Type 2 Diabetes36.6%Schizophrenia23.9%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis lists 120 open slots (38% of 317 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Multiple Sclerosis on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Multiple Sclerosis recruits in line with its size-band peers.

    120 of 317 indexed trials (37.9%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Multiple Sclerosis trials is spread across many organizations.

    Biogen accounts for 13 of 317 trials (4.1%). 142 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Multiple Sclerosis enrolment sits around 61 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 61 among the 316 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 181 of those (57.3%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Multiple Sclerosis research is mostly interventional.

    231 interventional and 86 observational studies make up this index (72.9% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 141Phase 233Phase 324Phase 417

Open and recent trials

317 total, page 4 of 7

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 52 participants

Lifestyle Physical Activity Intervention for Persons Newly Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis

University of Illinois at Chicago

NCT06355804

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 51 participants

Exercise Training, Cognition, and Mobility in Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis

University of Illinois at Chicago

NCT05930821

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 50 participants

A Study to Evaluate White Matter Hyperintensities in Migraine

Mayo Clinic

NCT05112289

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 45 participants

MitoQ for Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT04267926

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 42 participants

Serum Neurofilament Light in Multiple Sclerosis

Dent Neuroscience Research Center

NCT06282081

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 40 participants

The Synergistic Effects of AIH and FES in Persons With MS

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

NCT06413602

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 4 40 participants

Cladribine Tablets After Treatment With Natalizumab (CLADRINA)

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT04178005

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 31 participants

WEBCAMS: Walking Exercise for Brain and Cognition in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis

Kessler Foundation

NCT05755061

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Early Phase 1 24 participants

Acute Effects of Walking Exercise on Brain Functioning in Multiple Sclerosis

Kessler Foundation

NCT06233370

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 23 participants

A Study of Ocrelizumab in Children and Adolescents With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Hoffmann-La Roche

NCT04075266

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 20 participants

Safety of Bryostatin in Patients With MS

Robert Fox

NCT06190912

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Wearables for the Bladder: an In-home Treatment Feasibility Pilot Study

University of California, San Francisco

NCT05715268

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 14 participants

Investigating the Impact of Sex Hormones in Multiple Sclerosis

Milap Sandhu

NCT07081594

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 12 participants

Tolebrutinib, a Brain-penetrant Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, for the Modulation of Chronically Inflamed White Matter Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

NCT04742400

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 11 participants

HOme-Based Self-management and COgnitive Training CHanges Lives (HOBSCOTCH) - Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

NCT06145737

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 10 participants

"HB-adMSCs for the Treatment of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis"

Hope Biosciences Research Foundation

NCT06800404

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Early Phase 1 9 participants

Oral FMT (Fecal Microbial Transplant) in Subjects with Multiple Sclerosis

Griffin Hospital

NCT04096443

COMPLETED 4,361 participants

Risk Perception in Multiple Sclerosis

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT05528666

COMPLETED 2,878 participants

Therapy Optimization in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Teva Neuroscience

NCT00819000

COMPLETED 2,182 participants

The MS-LINK™ Outcomes Study

EMD Serono Research & Development Institute

NCT04735406

COMPLETED Phase 3 1,133 participants

Oral Ponesimod Versus Teriflunomide In Relapsing MUltiple Sclerosis

Actelion

NCT02425644

COMPLETED Phase 3 1,106 participants

Safety and Efficacy of Orally Administered Laquinimod Versus Placebo for Treatment of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)

Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D

NCT00509145

COMPLETED Phase 4 1,001 participants

Using Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) to Evaluate Teriflunomide Treatment in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) Patients

Sanofi

NCT01895335

COMPLETED 1,000 participants

Multi-center Database Registry to Study Thalamus Changes Using AI in MS

University at Buffalo

NCT03920995

COMPLETED 973 participants

The MURDOCK Study Community Registry and Biorepository Multiple Sclerosis Cohort

Duke University

NCT01723709

COMPLETED Phase 3 646 participants

Efficacy and Safety Study of Prolonged-Release Fampridine in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis

Biogen

NCT02219932

COMPLETED Phase 3 617 participants

Oral Cladribine in Early Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

EMD Serono Research & Development Institute

NCT00725985

COMPLETED 509 participants

Prospective, Open-label Tolerability and Safety Monitoring Study of Novantrone in a Selected Cohort of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

EMD Serono

NCT00262314

COMPLETED 414 participants

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Trial in Multiple Sclerosis

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT02907281

COMPLETED Phase 2 407 participants

A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of ONO-4641 in Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Ono Pharma USA

NCT01081782

COMPLETED 376 participants

Pregnancy Exposure Registry for Tysabri®

Biogen

NCT00472992

COMPLETED Phase 3 353 participants

Efficacy Study of Arbaclofen to Treat Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis

RVL Pharmaceuticals

NCT01743651

COMPLETED Phase 3 323 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety of Arbaclofen Extended-Release Tablets for Patients With Spasticity Due to MS

RVL Pharmaceuticals

NCT03319732

COMPLETED 300 participants

CogMS - A Real-world Study Into Cognitive Impairment in People With Multiple Sclerosis

icometrix

NCT05671055

COMPLETED Phase 2 284 participants

A 12 Week Randomized Open Label Parallel Group Multicenter Study to Evaluate Bioequivalence of 20 mg Subcutaneous Ofatumumab Injected by Pre-filled Syringe or Autoinjector in Adult RMS Patients

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT03560739

COMPLETED NA 279 participants

Online Program to Reduce Depression in MS

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

NCT02740361

COMPLETED Phase 2 270 participants

Study of Subcutaneous Daclizumab in Patients With Active, Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

PDL BioPharma

NCT00109161

COMPLETED 267 participants

Characterizing Upper Extremity Function in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital

NCT02398149

COMPLETED Phase 3 239 participants

Duloxetine for Multiple Sclerosis Pain

Eli Lilly and Company

NCT00755807

COMPLETED Phase 3 228 participants

Efficacy and Safety of Arbaclofen Placarbil in Subjects With Spasticity Due to Multiple Sclerosis

XenoPort

NCT01359566

COMPLETED 220 participants

An Observational Study on Teriflunomide-exposed Pregnancies

Sanofi

NCT03198351

COMPLETED 213 participants

Cognitive Testing for the Pain Quality Assessment Scale (PQAS)

University of Washington

NCT00715598

COMPLETED Phase 1 210 participants

Study to Compare GI Tolerability Following Oral Administration of Bafiertam™ or Tecfidera to Healthy Volunteers

Banner Life Sciences

NCT04022473

COMPLETED Phase 3 200 participants

Safety of Switching From Rituximab to Ocrelizumab in MS Patients

University of Colorado, Denver

NCT02980042

COMPLETED 196 participants

Longitudinal Analysis And Sample Collection To Evaluate PML Risk Host Markers for PML Risk Host Markers for PML Risk

Rocky Mountain MS Research Group

NCT02440126

COMPLETED Phase 3 185 participants

Safety and Tolerability of Conversion From Oral, Injectable, or Infusion Disease Modifying Therapies to Dose-titrated Oral Siponimod (Mayzent) in Advancing RMS Patients

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT03623243

COMPLETED NA 177 participants

Power Over Pain (POP) Study

University of Washington

NCT01800604

COMPLETED 176 participants

Telephone Interview of Patients That Participated in the the Pivotal Betaferon MS Trial.

Bayer

NCT01031459

COMPLETED 175 participants

Real World Effectiveness, Persistence, Tolerability, and Safety of Ofatumumab in Clinical Practice

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT06737419

COMPLETED 157 participants

Comparison of Brain Atrophy Rates, Cognition, and Patient-Reported Outcomes in MS Patients Using Long-term Fingolimod and Glatiramer Acetate

University of Colorado, Denver

NCT02307877

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 41
Phase 2 33
Phase 3 24
Phase 4 17

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Multiple Sclerosis records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
19 trials
Ocrelizumab Drug
7 trials
Natalizumab Drug
3 trials
Diroximel Fumarate Drug
3 trials
Frexalimab Drug
3 trials
Active tDCS Device
3 trials
Methylprednisolone Drug
3 trials
Acute Intermittent Hypoxia Other
3 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Multiple Sclerosis trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 60 trials
New York 55 trials
Illinois 46 trials
Colorado 44 trials
Massachusetts 37 trials
Florida 36 trials
Ohio 31 trials
Maryland 31 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Multiple Sclerosis page

317 registered trials, 120 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 120 Multiple Sclerosis trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Biogen sponsors the most Multiple Sclerosis trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Biogen's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Multiple Sclerosis condition card totals 317 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.