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Myelin repairTesting whether it helps patientsOngoing, not accepting participants
MACSiMiSE-BRAIN: metformin study in progressive MS
Published by MyelinWatch:
MACSiMiSE-BRAIN · The study is examining whether metformin may affect repair-related processes in people with progressive MS.
What is being studied
The study is examining whether metformin may affect repair-related processes in people with progressive MS.
Research stage
Testing whether it helps patients
The study continues without taking new participants.
What we know so far
The Phase 2 study is continuing in Belgium but is not accepting new participants. Results have not yet been reported.
What this means for patients today
There is no current route to join this study through its listed centres, and metformin is not established as a myelin-repair treatment.
- Treatment or approach
- Metformin • progressive MS
- How it is intended to work
- Uses metformin to influence the cell processes involved in repair
- Where the study is running
- Centres in Belgium • not accepting new participants
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