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Multiple Sclerosis SpasticityPhase 2MSSNCT06782490

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BMS-986368 in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity

A Phase 2 study testing BMS-986368 in people with Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity, run by Celgene at 61 sites in 7 countries.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of BMS-986368 in participants with Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity
What is being tested?
BMS-986368
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
200 participants
Where
61 sitesin 7 countries
Study dates
5 Jun 2025to 9 Jun 2027
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participants must have a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis.
  • Participants must have a history of spasticity due to MS for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1.
  • Participants must have a Modified Ashworth Scale (mAS) score ≥2 in each of 2 muscle groups (at least one muscle group in the leg, excluding ankle plantar flexors) at Visit 1.
  • Participants must have an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score 3.0-6.5 at Visit 1.

Who cannot join

  • Participants must not have any concomitant disease or disorder that has symptoms of spasticity or that may influence the participant's level of spasticity.
  • Participants must not have an acute MS exacerbation/relapse requiring treatment or alteration in disease modifying drug dose within 3 months of Visit 1 or Visit 2.
  • Participants must not have a history of any substance abuse disorder as defined in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) Diagnostic Criteria for Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
  • Participants must not be currently taking a medication for spasticity that cannot be discontinued and washed out by Visit 2.
  • Participants must not have used FAAH/MAGL inhibitor medication or any cannabinoid-related products (including cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD), or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)) within 30 days prior to Visit 1.
  • Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.

Trial locations and contacts

61 sites in 7 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

BMS Clinical Trials Contact Center www.BMSClinicalTrials.com contact

855-907-3286

Clinical.Trials@bms.com

First line of the email MUST contain NCT # and Site #. contact

61 sites in 7 countries

United States17 sites, 15 recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0017

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045

    Withdrawn
  • Alabama Neurology Associates

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35209

    Emily Riser, Site 0033, 205-803-2210

    Recruiting
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219

    Shahla Hosseini, Site 0002, 412-427-7087

    Recruiting
  • Riverside Methodist Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43214

    Jacqueline Nicholas, Site 0039, 614-566-1255

    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0069

    Columbus, Ohio, 43235

    Withdrawn
  • Local Institution - 0080

    Farmington, Michigan, 48334

    Site 0080

    Not yet recruiting
  • Neurology Center of New England

    Foxborough, Massachusetts, 02035

    Andrew Taylor, Site 0049, 781-551-5812

    Recruiting
  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

    Sharon Lynch, Site 0016, 913-588-6980

    Recruiting
  • EvergreenHealth Medical Center

    Kirkland, Washington, 98034

    Theodore Brown, Site 0001, 425-899-5385

    Recruiting
  • Hope Neurology

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37922

    Sibyl Wray, Site 0003, 865-218-6222

    Recruiting
  • Prime Clinical Research

    Lewisville, Texas, 75067

    Madhavi Thomas, Site 0072, 817-907-7330

    Recruiting
  • Aqualane Clinical Research

    Naples, Florida, 34105

    Matthew Baker, Site 0068, 239-529-6780

    Recruiting
  • Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Headache Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

    Thomas Leist, Site 0067, 215-955-6871

    Recruiting
  • Perseverance Research Center,LLC

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85253

    Barry Hendin, Site 0050, 602-258-3368

    Recruiting
  • Northwest Neurology

    Southfield, Michigan, 48034

    Tessy Jenkins, Site 0071

    Recruiting
  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

    Robert Naismith, Site 0018, 314-362-3293

    Recruiting
  • USF Health

    Tampa, Florida, 33612

    Derrick Robertson, Site 0015, 813-974-6378

    Recruiting

Other trials in United States

Poland11 sites, 9 recruiting
  • Centrum Medyczne NEUROMED

    Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-163

    Pawel Lisewski, Site 0057, 0048698619497

    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0044

    Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-796

    Site 0044

    Not yet recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0061

    Gdansk, 80-952

    Withdrawn
  • Local Institution - 0079

    Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, 40-081

    Site 0079

    Not yet recruiting
  • M.A. - LEK A.M. Maciejowscy S.C., Centrum Terapii SM

    Katowice, 40-571

    Katarzyna Maciejowska, Site 0045, 665041418

    Recruiting
  • Pratia MCM Krakow

    Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30-727

    Paulina Kaczmarska, Site 0046, +48122954100

    Recruiting
  • SP ZOZ Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie

    Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 31-503

    Agnieszka Slowik, Site 0056, +48607685751

    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0076

    Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 90-368

    Site 0076

    Not yet recruiting
  • Instytut Zdrowia Dr Boczarska Jedynak

    Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 32-600

    Magdalena Boczarska-Jedynak, Site 0048, +48-501-485-317

    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0051

    Słomniki, 32-090

    Withdrawn
  • Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 01-684

    Anna Karlinska, Site 0047, +48660517184

    Recruiting

Other trials in Poland

Germany10 sites, 8 recruiting
  • Neurozentrum Bielefeld

    Bielefeld, 33647

    Matthias Böhringer, Site 0051, 0049521443069

    Recruiting
  • St. Josef und St. Elisabeth Hospital gGmbH

    Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, 44791

    Simon Faissner, Site 0027, +49 234 509-2441

    Recruiting
  • Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

    Dresden, 01307

    Tjalf Ziemssen, Site 0021, +4917610315216

    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0020

    Essen, 45122

    Withdrawn
  • Universitätsklinikum Jena

    Jena, Thuringia, 07747

    Matthias Schwab, Site 0023, +4936419323486

    Recruiting
  • Neurologischen Gemeinschaftspraxis Kassel und Vellmar

    Kassel, Hesse, 34121

    Christoph Lassek, Site 0022, 004956171611

    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0031

    Meisenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55590

    Withdrawn
  • Universitätsklinikum Münster - Albert Schweitzer Campus

    Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149

    Luisa Klotz, Site 0060, 00492518348165

    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0078

    Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 57076

    Site 0078

    Not yet recruiting
  • Klinikum Würzburg Mitte

    Würzburg, Bavaria, 97074

    Mathias Mäurer, Site 0052, 00499313935700

    Recruiting

Other trials in Germany

Australia8 sites, 8 recruiting
  • Box Hill Hospital

    Box Hill, Victoria, 3128

    Katherine Buzzard, Site 0007, +61 3 9094 9527

    Recruiting
  • Austin Health

    Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084

    Marion Simpson, Site 0008, +61 3 94963705

    Recruiting
  • Menzies Research Institute

    Hobart, Tasmania, 7001

    Yi Chao Foong, Site 0075, 03 6226 7746

    Recruiting
  • Centre for Neuroscience Innovation

    Kent Town, South Australia, 5067

    Andrew Lee, Site 0030, +61 8 81320494

    Recruiting
  • Perron Institute

    Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009

    william Carroll, Site 0019, +61 8 6457 0213

    Recruiting
  • John Hunter Hospital

    Newcastle, New South Wales, 2305

    Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Site 0005, +61 2 4042 0682

    Recruiting
  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital

    Parkville, Victoria, 3050

    Mark Marriott, Site 0006, + 61 3 93429092

    Recruiting
  • University of Sydney - Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI)

    Sydney, New South Wales, 2050

    Michael Barnett, Site 0004, +61 2 9351 0704

    Recruiting

Other trials in Australia

Czechia8 sites, 7 recruiting
  • Fakultni Nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne

    Brno, Brno-město, 656 91

    Martin Pail, Site 0055, +420 543 182 658

    Recruiting
  • Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove

    Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, 500 05

    Zbyšek Pavelek, Site 0010, +420 495 831 111

    Recruiting
  • Nemocnice Pardubického kraje

    Pardubice, 532 03

    Miroslav Mares, Site 0053, +420 466 014 732

    Recruiting
  • Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze

    Prague, Praha 2, 12111

    Ivana Kovářová, Site 0054, +420 224 961 111

    Recruiting
  • Fakultni Thomayerova nemocnice

    Prague, Praha 4, 14059

    Marketa Grunermelova, Site 0059, +420 543 182 658

    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0011

    Prague, Praha 5, 150 06

    Withdrawn
  • Nemocnice Teplice

    Teplice, Ústí nad Labem Region, 415 01

    Marta Vachová, Site 0009, +420 417 519 625

    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0077

    Zlín, 762 75

    Site 0077

    Not yet recruiting

Other trials in Czechia

Canada6 sites, 6 recruiting
  • University Of Alberta Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3

    Gregg Blevins, Site 0013, 780-248-5895

    Recruiting
  • Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis

    Lévis, Quebec, G6W0M5

    Donald Rivest, Site 0014, 418-780-3501x2703

    Recruiting
  • University Hospital - London Health Sciences Centre

    London, Ontario, N6A 5A5

    Juan Racosta, Site 0024, 519 685 8500x35520

    Recruiting
  • Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3A2B4

    Adil Harroud, Site 0029, (514) 396-2950

    Recruiting
  • The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6

    Mark Freedman, Site 0012, 613-737-8104

    Recruiting
  • Unity Health Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8

    James Marriott, Site 0028, 416-864-6060 x3450

    Recruiting

Other trials in Canada

Puerto Rico1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Puerto Rico Multiple Sclerosis Center

    Caguas, 00725

    Jose Avila Ornelas, Site 0058, 787-930-1705

    Recruiting

Other trials in Puerto Rico

About this study

Official title: A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Four-Arm, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study Assessing the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Three Doses of Orally Administered BMS-986368, a FAAH/MAGL Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Spasticity in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis (BALANCE-MSS-1)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of BMS-986368 in participants with Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity

Being tested
BMS-986368, Placebo
Keywords
Spasticity, Multiple Sclerosis, BMS-986368
Medical subject headings
Muscle Spasticity, Multiple Sclerosis

What participants receive

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

  • BMS-986368Drug

    Specified dose on specified days

  • PlaceboDrug

    Specified dose on specified days

Study groups in NCT06782490
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Administration of BMS-986368 Dose AExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: BMS-986368
Administration of BMS-986368 Dose BExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: BMS-986368
Administration of BMS-986368 Dose CExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: BMS-986368
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Change from baseline in Total Numeric-transformed Modified Ashworth Scale-Most Affected Lower Limb (TNmAS-MALL) score

    Measured: At week 6

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Change from baseline on the Numeric Rating Scale Spasticity (NRS-S) score

    Measured: At week 6

  2. Change from baseline on the MS Spasticity Scale (MSSS-88) total scores

    Measured: At week 6

  3. Change from baseline on the Timed 25-Foot Walk (T25FW) score

    Measured: At week 6

  4. Change from baseline on the Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) score

    Measured: At week 6

  5. Plasma concentrations of BMS-986368 at selected pre- and post-dose time points

    Measured: Up to week 6

  6. Number of participants with Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Measured: Up to week 16

  7. Serious adverse events (SAEs)

    Measured: Up to week 16

  8. Adverse events (AEs) leading to treatment discontinuation

    Measured: Up to week 16

  9. AEs leading to death

    Measured: Up to week 16

  10. AEs leading to clinically significant lab abnormalities

    Measured: Up to week 16

  11. Number of participants with suicidal ideation and behavior during BMS-986368 administration as assessed by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

    Measured: Up to week 16

  12. Number of participants with withdrawal symptoms following BMS-986368 administration as assessed by the Cannabis Withdrawal Scale (CWS)

    Measured: Up to week 15

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Jan 2025
  2. Study start5 Jun 2025
  3. Primary completion26 May 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion9 Jun 2027 (estimated)

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
200 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06782490
Sponsor's protocol ID
IM045-1018
Acronym
MSS
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
15 Jan 2025
Last updated
27 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: BMS will provide access to individual anonymized participant data upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria. Additional information regarding Bristol Myer Squibb's data sharing policy and process can be found at https://www.bms.com/researchers-and-partners/clinical-trials-and-research.html

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing BMS-986368 in people with Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity, run by Celgene at 61 sites in 7 countries.

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 4 inclusion and 6 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 61 sites in United States, Poland, Germany, Australia, Czechia and 2 more countries. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact BMS Clinical Trials Contact Center www.BMSClinicalTrials.com (855-907-3286, Clinical.Trials@bms.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change from baseline in Total Numeric-transformed Modified Ashworth Scale-Most Affected Lower Limb (TNmAS-MALL) score (time frame: At week 6). 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 27 Oct 2026.

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