Six-month progress reports from seven studies on venous blockage and MS

Research Teams Report Progress from First Six Months of 2-Year Projects Focusing on CCSVI and MS

On January 31, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada published six-month progress reports from seven US and Canadian MS Societies funded multi-disciplinary teams investigating CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency) in MS. The results indicate that they have established rigorous protocols, are successfully recruiting participants, and are on-track to evaluate and deliver important data when the two-year projects are completed. The studies were launched on July 1, 2010 with a more than $ 2.4 million commitment from the MS Society of Canada and the National MS Society (USA).