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NCT03983681Completed

Evaluation of a Theory-Driven Manualized Approach to Improving New Learning and Memory in MS

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this research study is to investigate the effectiveness of a memory enhancement technique in persons with Multiple Sclerosis.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
81 (actual)
First submitted
10 Jun 2019
Start date
26 Sept 2019
Primary completion date
8 Dec 2025
Lead sponsor
Kessler Foundation
NCT number
NCT03983681

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 81
  • From 26 Sept 2019 to the primary completion date, 8 Dec 2025
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Prior diagnosis of stroke or other neurological injury/disease
  • Taking exclusionary medication (study team will review medications)
    • For Optional MRI:
  • Dental implants

Other illness

  • History of significant psychiatric illness (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis) or current diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder I or II
  • Pacemaker or other implanted electrical device, brain stimulator, aneurysm clip (metal clips on the wall of a large artery), metallic prostheses (including metal pins and rods, heart valves, and internal hearing aids \[cochlear implants\]), permanent eyeliner, implanted delivery pumps, or shrapnel fragments.

Other

  • Flare up of symptoms within a month of study participation
  • Current significant alcohol or substance abuse
  • Left-handed

Who the study is looking for

  • Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
  • Ability to read and speak English fluently
  • Difficulties with learning and memory skills

Age in the registry: 18 years to 59 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Kessler Foundation
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
East HanoverUnited StatesUnknown status
Kessler Rehabilitation Center
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
MarltonUnited StatesUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.