Spinal degenerative disease in multiple sclerosis

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Spinal degenerative disease in multiple sclerosis

• IRAS ID

  241394

• Contact name

  I Galea

• Contact email

  I.Galea@soton.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  RHM NEU0337, Sponsorship's ID

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 4 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  This study will investigate the association between multiple sclerosis and spinal degenerative change. This will be done by comparing de-identified magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the spine from people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and a group of control individuals who underwent MRI of their spine in the same hospital (University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust).

• REC name

  London - Hampstead Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/LO/0938

• Date of REC Opinion

  5 Jun 2018

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion