Current research projects
Our research focus remains on three key areas: improving services, improving treatments and improving support.
Improving treatments
- Pilates based core stability training: an RCT
This clinical trial builds on a previous series of case studies investigating the effectiveness of core stability training in improving people's mobility and balance. More - CUPID - Cannabinoid use in progressive inflammatory brain disease
CUPID is a long-term research trial looking at whether tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the active ingredients in cannabis, can slow the increase of disability in people with progressive multiple sclerosis. The MS Trust is funding the cost of MRI scans for this study. More
Improving support
- Can a fatigue management programme developed for one centre be replicated at other UK sites?
A group fatigue management programme for people with MS was previously developed in a pilot study at University Hospital, Birmingham. The overall aim of this three year study is to test whether the programme can achieve reproducible results when used in a further eight centres throughout the United Kingdom. More