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Lipoic Acid for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03161028

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Official title

Lipoic Acid for the Treatment of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Brief summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine if lipoic acid can preserve mobility and protect the brain in progressive forms of multiple sclerosis.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03161028
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
115 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Aug 16, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2023
Completion
Jun 29, 2024
Last update posted
Mar 2, 2025

2018 – 2024

United States locations

U.S. sites
10
U.S. states
8
U.S. cities
8
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham Alabama 35294 —
University of Colorado Aurora Colorado 80045 —
Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20422 —
VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR Portland Oregon 97207-2964 —
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX Dallas Texas 75216 —
University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah 84148 —
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City Utah 84148 —
University of Vermont Burlington Vermont 05401 —
VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA Seattle Washington 98108 —
Swedish Medical Center Seattle Washington 98122 —

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Non-U.S. locations

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What this page shows
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