Possible MS cure also

[AgentOblivious]

Assuming the larger sample-size testing goes well, how long until this could potentially be part of the recommended treatment for MS?

Usually after stage III of trials, it gets FDA/Health Canada approval for general treatment. From Glossary - ClinicalTrials.gov

PHASE I TRIALS: Initial studies to determine the metabolism and pharmacologic actions of drugs in humans, the side effects associated with increasing doses, and to gain early evidence of effectiveness; may include healthy participants and/or patients.

PHASE II TRIALS: Controlled clinical studies conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug for a particular indication or indications in patients with the disease or condition under study and to determine the common short-term side effects and risks.

PHASE III TRIALS: Expanded controlled and uncontrolled trials after preliminary evidence suggesting effectiveness of the drug has been obtained, and are intended to gather additional information to evaluate the overall benefit-risk relationship of the drug and provide and adequate basis for physician labeling.

PHASE IV TRIALS: Post-marketing studies to delineate additional information including the drug's risks, benefits, and optimal use.

Seeing as they're only up to stage II, it'll be probably at least a year, and that's very optimistic.

P.S. It says drugs, but I do believe the same stages apply to new treatments such as what's being suggested by Dr. Zamboni.

[Dark-Hawk]

Assuming the larger sample-size testing goes well, how long until this could potentially be part of the recommended treatment for MS?

It will take of years, years, of research until it is a generally accepted practice. Though my focus is orthopedics, I've heard nothing about this.

Once you have a doctor in America go about testing this and see it start popping up in medical journals here, you'll start to see it become more widely accepted - until that happens though there will not be much research done on it.

[Dark-Hawk]

Found out one of my co-workers has MS, and this topic came up the other day. She was saying how the research done in the US has suggested this is NOT the miracle cure this doctor has made it out to be. A friend of hers (with MS) had the procedure done and has had zero change, same goes for others they both are acquainted with. She said she may have the procedure as it can't hurt - but she's not expecting anything from it unfortunately.

[AgentOblivious]

Found out one of my co-workers has MS, and this topic came up the other day. She was saying how the research done in the US has suggested this is NOT the miracle cure this doctor has made it out to be. A friend of hers (with MS) had the procedure done and has had zero change, same goes for others they both are acquainted with. She said she may have the procedure as it can't hurt - but she's not expecting anything from it unfortunately.

Ya that seems to be the case...back to trying to figure out why the myelin is disappearing.

[CoopKill]

My wife has MS.

It is a horrible disease to say the least. She was in a 18 month trial using statin drugs. Dead end. The good news was she had the slowest progression of the 170 studied patients.

Her relapsing is about 4 months apart, and sometimes longer, so it is not horribly advanced yet. I pray for a break thru soon...

[Dark-Hawk]

Ya that seems to be the case...back to trying to figure out why the myelin is disappearing.

I'm guessing they may make some break through with this in the next 5 to 10 years - though that's just myself being hopeful. I guess time will tell.

[j2k4]

My wife has MS.

It is a horrible disease to say the least. She was in a 18 month trial using statin drugs. Dead end. The good news was she had the slowest progression of the 170 studied patients.

Her relapsing is about 4 months apart, and sometimes longer, so it is not horribly advanced yet. I pray for a break thru soon...

Sorry to hear this, Bill.

Prayers and thoughts for you both.

[CoopKill]

Thanks man, I appreciate it.