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Multiple SclerosisTELECOG-MSNCT05611047

Telerehabilitation of Multidomain Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis

A study testing Clinical assessment, Classical cognitive evaluation of several domains: and Ecological evaluation in people with Multiple Sclerosis, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 7 sites in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Treating cognitive impairment (CI) in multiple sclerosis (MS), the leading cause of disability due to nontraumatic neurological disease in young adults, is an important challenge. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 55 years
Conditions the study is for
Multiple Sclerosis
What is being tested?
Clinical assessment, Classical cognitive evaluation of several domains: and Ecological evaluation
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
7 sitesFrance
Study dates
21 Feb 2023to 19 Feb 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 55 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female;
  • Age 18-55 years;
  • Native French speaking;
  • Definite diagnosis of Relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) according to McDonald 2017 criteria;
  • Disease duration> 12 months and ≤ 15 years;
  • Computerized-Screening Cognitive Test (CSCT) score ≤ - 1.282 Standard Deviations (SD) (10th percentile) and/or cognitive complaint;
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  • 3 scores -1 SDa or 2 scores -1.5 SDb at least 2 of 5 baseline preselection neuropsychological battery tests in one of the following domains: processing speed or attention or working memory (SDMT, subtests alert, divided attention, visual scanning for selective attention, TAP and subtest working memory of the WAIS IV) and SDMT score not ≤ -3 SD;
  • Able to use a computer with Windows operating system, an internet connection;
  • Being affiliated to health insurance
  • Having signed an informed consent (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination required by research)

Who cannot join

  • Previous history of other neurological disease;
  • Psychiatric comorbidity including severe depression according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV);
  • Current dependence on alcohol or other addiction to toxic;
  • Disabling visual or motor problems preventing participation to neuropsychological assessments;
  • Change of psychotropic drug or disease-modifying therapies since less than one month;
  • MS relapse in the month preceding the inclusion visit
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  • Illiteracy, ie: unable to count or to read;
  • Acquisition disorders: dyslexia, dysphasia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia;
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
  • Patient concerned by articles L 1121-5 to L 1121-8 (persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, minors, persons of legal age who are the object of a legal protection measure or unable to express their consent).

Trial locations and contacts

7 sites in 1 country.

7 sites in 1 country

France7 sites
  • CHU de Bordeaux - Service de neurologie

    Bordeaux

  • CHU de Clermont-Ferrand - Service de neurologie

    Clermont-Ferrand

  • CHU de Dijon-Bourgogne - Service de neurologie

    Dijon

  • CH de Dunkerque - Service de neurologie

    Dunkirk

  • Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul - Service de neurologie

    Lille

  • CHU de Montpellier - Service de neurologie

    Montpellier

  • CHI Hôpital de Poissy Saint Germain en Laye - Service de neurologie

    Poissy

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About this study

Official title: Multicentre Randomized Blinded Controlled Study of Specific Telerehabilitation of Multidomain Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis Using Mixed Evaluation and Ecological Validity

Treating cognitive impairment (CI) in multiple sclerosis (MS), the leading cause of disability due to nontraumatic neurological disease in young adults, is an important challenge. The contribution of CI to disability in MS has been increasingly recognized, and CI has been shown to decrease health-related quality of life (HR-QOL), even in the early stages of the disease. CI negatively impacts daily activities such as driving, vocational status, absenteeism, and instrumental activities in persons living with MS (PwMS). No medication has proven to have a consistent symptomatic effect on CI in MS, and disease-modifying therapies only have a small impact on CI progression.

CI in MS is dominated by a slowdown in information processing speed (IPS), as well as by disturbances of more specific cognitive functions such as attention, episodic memory (EM), working memory (WM) and executive function (EF). The alteration of IPS has consequences for WM, attention, EF and EM. IPS impairment predicts subsequent disability and vocational status and changes in quality of life (QOL).

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Cognitive rehabilitation (CR) is the most promising approach for treating MS-related CI, as concluded by recent reviews and meta-analyses, despite important methodological shortcomings. Methodological limitations in early studies have led to disappointing results, and well-designed studies are still scarce. As noted recently, many studies lack a randomized controlled design that includes passive or active control conditions, primary neuropsychological end-points identified a priori, evidence of the sustainability of CR and the inclusion of near and far transfer outcomes. Tertiary outcomes of QOL, metacognition, or other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are rarely used.

In view of the results of these different studies, the investigators propose a single-blind randomized controlled trial of a telerehabilitation program for MS associated CI, based on Rehacom software, using appropriates modules according to specific CI, but complemented by individual remote online rehabilitation sessions allowing a better adaptation of the program to the patient's deficit, a more efficient supervision and meta-cognitive work. This program will be evaluated in terms of effectiveness on neuropsychological tests, effectiveness on specific cognitive domains re-educated according to the impairments detected in the baseline, an ecological evaluation and the impact on daily cognitive functioning. Specific active rehabilitation will be compared to a placebo intervention of the same duration and intensity. Only a multi-center study will make it possible to achieve sufficient number of patients to meet these objectives.

Being tested
Clinical assessment, Classical cognitive evaluation of several domains:, Ecological evaluation, Patent reported outcomes (PRO's), Telerehabilitation : active procedure
Keywords
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System, Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, Demyelinating Diseases, Immune System Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, Pathologic Processes, cognitive impairment, ecological assessment, telerehabilitation
Medical subject headings
Multiple Sclerosis, Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System, Demyelinating Diseases, Immune System Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, Pathologic Processes, Cognitive Dysfunction

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Clinical assessmentOther

    MS history and MS treatments and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score will be recorded

  • Classical cognitive evaluation of several domains:Other

    Information processing speed (IPS) Working memory (WM) Executive functions (EF) Episodic memory (EM) Premorbid intelligence quotient (IQ) Multidomain or complex task

  • Ecological evaluationOther

    Virtual reality task : Urban DailyCog©

  • Patent reported outcomes (PRO's)Behavioural

    Patent reported outcomes (PRO's) : Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D-5L) for Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL), Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale-29 Items (MSIS-29), French version of the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (EMISEP) and State trait anxiety inventory (STAI).

    Subjective cognitive deficits: Perceived Deficits Questionnaire (PDQ) and Cognitive Activities Questionnaire (DCAQ)

  • Telerehabilitation : active procedureOther

    The Cognitive rehabilitation (CR) consists of weekly 45 minutes online individual session with the unblinded Speech Therapist.

  • Telerehabilitation : comparator procedureOther

    Once per week over a 12-week period completed by daily online exercises performed by the patient 4 days a week.

Study groups in NCT05611047
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Active cognitive rehabilitationExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: Clinical assessment; Other: Classical cognitive evaluation of several domains:; Other: Ecological evaluation; Behavioral: Patent reported outcomes (PRO's); Other: Telerehabilitation : active procedure
Sham cognitive rehabilitationActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Other: Clinical assessment; Other: Classical cognitive evaluation of several domains:; Other: Ecological evaluation; Behavioral: Patent reported outcomes (PRO's); Other: Telerehabilitation : comparator procedure

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Improvement of two of the four reaction time z scores over the 12 weeks of training in the ecological assessment of cognitive impairment (CI) using the Urban DailyCog®.

    Measured: 12 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

Secondary outcomes (13)
  1. Change in the neuropsychological tests raw scores between baseline (W0) and after rehabilitation (W12) between the two groups

    Measured: 12 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  2. Change in the neuropsychological tests raw scores between visit W12 and visit W24 between the two groups.

    Measured: 24 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  3. Change in information processing speed (IPS), composite z scores between W0-W12 and W12-W24

    Measured: 24 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  4. Change in attention and working memory (WM) domain neuropsychological tests composite z scores and raw scores between W0-W12 and W12-W24 in subgroups of patients affected for these domains

    Measured: 24 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  5. Change in the sum of the 4 reaction time differences over the 12 weeks of training in the ecological assessment of CI using the Urban DailyCog®.

    Measured: 12 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  6. Change in the patient-reported outcomes (PROs) (depression anxiety) and Subjective cognitive deficits questionnaire (PDQ and DCAQ) between baseline (W0) and after rehabilitation (W12) between the two groups.

    Measured: 12 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  7. Change in the patient-reported outcomes (PROs) (daily cognitive functioning) and Subjective cognitive deficits questionnaire (PDQ and DCAQ) between baseline (W0) and after rehabilitation (W12) between the two groups.

    Measured: 12 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  8. Change in the patient-reported outcomes (PROs) (fatigue) and Subjective cognitive deficits questionnaire (PDQ and DCAQ) between baseline (W0) and after rehabilitation (W12) between the two groups.

    Measured: 12 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  9. Change in the patient-reported outcomes (PROs) (Health-Related Quality of Life) and Subjective cognitive deficits questionnaire (PDQ and DCAQ) between baseline (W0) and after rehabilitation (W12) between the two groups.

    Measured: 12 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  10. Change in the PROs (depression anxiety) and Subjective cognitive deficits questionnaire (PDQ and DCAQ) between W0 and the 24-weeks follow-up (W24) between the two groups.

    Measured: 24 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  11. Change in the PROs (daily cognitive) and Subjective cognitive deficits questionnaire (PDQ and DCAQ) between W0 and the 24-weeks follow-up (W24) between the two groups.

    Measured: 24 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  12. Change in the PROs (fatigue) and Subjective cognitive deficits questionnaire (PDQ and DCAQ) between W0 and the 24-weeks follow-up (W24) between the two groups.

    Measured: 24 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

  13. Change in the PROs (Health-Related Quality of Life) and Subjective cognitive deficits questionnaire (PDQ and DCAQ) between W0 and the 24-weeks follow-up (W24) between the two groups.

    Measured: 24 weeks after baseline (Day 0)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Nov 2022
  2. Study start21 Feb 2023
  3. Primary completion19 Feb 2025
  4. Study completion19 Feb 2025

Why it stopped: withdrawal of Celgene

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05611047
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHUBX 2021/60
Acronym
TELECOG-MS
Status last verified
Jun 2025
First submitted
30 Aug 2022
Last updated
1 Jul 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Clinical assessment, Classical cognitive evaluation of several domains: and Ecological evaluation in people with Multiple Sclerosis, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 7 sites in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Jul 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 7 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: withdrawal of Celgene). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Improvement of two of the four reaction time z scores over the 12 weeks of training in the ecological assessment of cognitive impairment (CI) using the Urban DailyCog®. (time frame: 12 weeks after baseline (Day 0)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Jul 2025.

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