Multiple System Atrophy

Browse recruiting and upcoming clinical trials for multiple system atrophy.

Patient-friendly, AI-assisted summaries based on official ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ records. Last updated: Oct 10, 2026

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Who can join AIPeople with Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
What is being studied AISafety and tolerability of oral tributyrin versus placebo in people with PSP and related disorders.
Study typeTreatment (drug) · Phase 1/2
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIPeople aged 30–75 with clinically established or probable multiple system atrophy (MSA) who can walk at least 10 meters.
What is being studied AISafety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of IV ALT001 in people with MSA.
Study typeTreatment (drug) · Early Phase 1
CountriesChina
Recruiting
Who can join AIAdults aged 30–79 with clinically established or clinically probable Multiple System Atrophy (MSA).
What is being studied AITests whether oral MSA-01 (ubiquinol) slows MSA progression compared with placebo.
Study typeTreatment (drug) · Phase 3
CountriesJapan
Recruiting
Who can join AIAdults (18+) diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension or orthostatic intolerance not improved by standard medical treatment.
What is being studied AITests venous angioplasty and stenting for orthostatic hypotension and orthostatic intolerance.
Study typeTreatment (procedure/device)
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIPeople aged 19–70 with chronic spinal cord injury (complete motor paralysis at/above T6) or parkinsonian multiple system atrophy with orthostatic hypotension.
What is being studied AIWhether home-based transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (SCONE device) is safe and feasible for orthostatic hypotension.
Study typeTreatment (procedure/device)
CountriesCanada
Who can join AIPeople over 18 and under 80 with MSA‑P or Parkinson disease who have orthostatic hypotension and take levodopa with carbidopa or benserazide.
What is being studied AITests how carbidopa:levodopa ratio affects standing blood-pressure drops (orthostatic hypotension).
Study typeTreatment (drug) · Phase 1/2
CountriesSwitzerland
Who can join AIPeople with Parkinson's disease or related movement disorders, including progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, corticobasal degeneration, vascular Parkinsonism, orthostatic tremor, dystonia, and tremor disorders.
What is being studied AITests feasibility, safety, tolerability, and effects of the CUE1/CUE1+ wearable device on symptoms.
Study typeTreatment (procedure/device)
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Who can join AIAdults aged 30–85 with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), or corticobasal syndrome (CBS) who meet the study's diagnostic and testing requirements.
What is being studied AITests whether daily nicotinamide riboside affects disease progression and symptoms in atypical parkinsonism.
Study typeTreatment (diet)
CountriesNorway
Who can join AIAdults 40–80 with autonomic failure (including pure autonomic failure, multiple system atrophy, or Parkinson disease) who have neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and nighttime supine hypertension.
What is being studied AITests effects of CPAP on supine (lying-down) high blood pressure and orthostatic blood pressure.
Study typeTreatment (procedure/device)
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIPeople aged 19 years or older with clinically diagnosed Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) who have swallowing problems (dysphagia).
What is being studied AICompares comprehensive swallowing rehabilitation versus swallowing education for swallowing safety and function.
Study typeTreatment (other)
CountriesSouth Korea
Who can join AIPeople with certain neurologic or neurodegenerative disorders (examples: stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson, ALS, Alzheimer's).
What is being studied AITests intravenous plus intranasal autologous bone marrow stem cell delivery for neurologic function.
Study typeTreatment (procedure/device)
CountriesUnited Arab Emirates, United States
Who can join AIPeople aged 30–75 with clinically probable or confirmed multiple system atrophy, parkinsonian type (MSA‑P).
What is being studied AITests safety, tolerability, and efficacy of stereotactic XS411CN dopaminergic cell injections.
Study typeTreatment (drug) · Phase 1
CountriesNot posted yet
Who can join AIPeople aged 18–80 with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, multiple system atrophy, frontotemporal dementia, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
What is being studied AITests safety and preliminary efficacy of hUC-MSC-sEV-001 nasal drops in several neurodegenerative diseases.
Study typeTreatment (drug) · Phase 1
CountriesChina
Who can join AIAdults 50–80 with Parkinson disease, and adults 50–75 with Multiple System Atrophy or healthy controls who meet study-specific tests.
What is being studied AIA single injection of [¹⁸F]MODAG-009 PET tracer to image brain uptake.
Study typeDiagnostic
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIHealthy adults and people with Alzheimer dementia, ALS, Parkinson's or related movement disorders, DLB, or adult/very-late-onset psychotic disorders.
What is being studied AIUltra‑high‑resolution PET and MRI scans with multiple tracers to image small brain and spinal cord regions.
Study typeDiagnostic
CountriesBelgium
Who can join AIPeople with suspected α-synucleinopathies (Parkinson's disease, MSA, DLB) and healthy volunteers.
What is being studied AITests a new PET tracer [18F]ACI-15916 for safety and ability to image α-synuclein in the brain.
Study typeDiagnostic
CountriesSweden
Recruiting
Who can join AIAdults with dementia or parkinsonian disorders, people with SCD/MCI, and healthy adults who meet cohort age and test criteria.
What is being studied AIUses PET, MRI, CSF and blood biomarkers for amyloid and tau pathology.
Study typeDiagnostic
CountriesSweden
Who can join AIPeople aged 50–80 with Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, dementia with Lewy bodies, or healthy volunteers.
What is being studied AITests a PET radiotracer ([11C]SY08) for imaging aggregated alpha‑synuclein in the brain.
Study typeOther
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIAdults with clinically probable or established Multiple System Atrophy (age ≥30) and their unpaid informal caregivers (age ≥18).
What is being studied AITests integrating monthly telemedicine and mobile palliative care into personalized MSA care.
Study typeOther
CountriesAustria
Who can join AIPeople aged 30 or older with possible or probable Multiple System Atrophy, and age‑matched healthy volunteers.
What is being studied AIMeasures HOMA (fasting insulin/glucose) and neuronal IRS-1pS312 in plasma exosomes in MSA versus controls.
Study typeOther
CountriesFrance
Who can join AIAdults with autonomic failure (including pure autonomic failure, Parkinson disease, MSA, DLB) and healthy adults age 18+.
What is being studied AIPET imaging with [18F]F-DOPA to measure brain dopamine production in autonomic failure.
Study typeOther
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIPeople with NMD, ALS, SCI, DMD, SMA, MSA, or other tracheostomized patients who were dependent on invasive ventilation in 2016–2025.
What is being studied AICollects national trends on people receiving invasive home mechanical ventilation in Denmark (2016–2025).
Study typeObservational
CountriesDenmark
Who can join AIPeople aged 50–75 with Parkinson disease or related parkinsonian syndromes (PD, MSA, PSP, CBD, DLB, vascular or drug‑induced parkinsonism).
What is being studied AITests AI-analyzed motor recordings with levodopa challenge to find diagnostic cut-offs and digital biomarkers.
Study typeObservational
CountriesChina
Recruiting
Who can join AIAdults (age 35 or older) with PSP, corticobasal syndrome/degeneration (CBS/CBD), or multiple system atrophy (MSA), and unaffected family members of affected people.
What is being studied AICollects blood for research whole-genome sequencing and confirms possibly related findings with CLIA testing.
Study typeObservational
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIPeople with neurodegenerative diseases or cognitive impairment (e.g., Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, Lewy body disease, MSA, ALS).
What is being studied AICollects clinical, movement, imaging, EEG, voice, microbiota, and blood data for marker discovery.
Study typeObservational
CountriesItaly
Who can join AIPeople aged 30 days or older who have one of the listed conditions (for example ALS, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, MS, diabetes, certain reproductive cancers, or PTSD) or who serve as healthy controls.
What is being studied AICollects blood, skin, and saliva to make stem cells, run genetic tests, and store samples.
Study typeObservational
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIPeople aged 45–80 diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
What is being studied AIBrain PET and MRI imaging to measure synaptic loss and tau pathology (using [11C]UCB-J, [18F]FDG, [18F]APN107).
Study typeObservational
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Who can join AIPeople with Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia, Parkinson's Disease Dementia, or Multiple System Atrophy undergoing a lumbar puncture.
What is being studied AICollects cerebrospinal fluid to measure Alzheimer's biomarkers and build a clinical-CSF database.
Study typeObservational
CountriesFrance
Who can join AIAdults (18+) with possible or probable multiple system atrophy who are patients in the UT Southwestern MSA clinic and can attend the multidisciplinary clinic every four months.
What is being studied AICollects patient and caregiver questionnaires to study MSA burden and clinic care effects.
Study typeObservational
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIPeople with Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, or related parkinson-plus syndromes (for example MSA, PSP, CBD, DLB).
What is being studied AICollects repeated online surveys about symptoms, quality of life, diet, and complementary therapies.
Study typeObservational
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIAdults (18+) with synucleinopathies or related autonomic disorders such as PD, DLB, MSA, PAF, neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, or RBD.
What is being studied AICollects clinical data and biological markers to map progression of synucleinopathies.
Study typeObservational
CountriesArgentina, South Korea, Spain +1
Who can join AIPeople with Parkinson's disease, Parkinsonism (including Multiple System Atrophy and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy), mild cognitive impairment, and healthy volunteers.
What is being studied AITests topographical (navigational) and visuospatial (reaching) memory with gait and eye-tracking measures.
Study typeObservational
CountriesItaly
Who can join AIPeople aged 40–80 with early Parkinson's disease or suspected atypical parkinsonian syndromes, and healthy controls.
What is being studied AICollects blood, urine, stool and tests microRNAs, metabolites, RNA, and the microbiome for diagnostic signatures.
Study typeObservational
CountriesPoland
Who can join AIAdults 18–89 with possible/probable PSP, probable Parkinson disease, possible/probable MSA, or healthy controls.
What is being studied AIUses wearable sensors and tablet tests to monitor falls, movement, speech, and cognition.
Study typeObservational
CountriesUnited States
Enrolling by invitation
Who can join AIPeople with Parkinson's disease or MSA‑P who participated (current or past) in an interventional AB-1005 study.
What is being studied AILong-term safety, tolerability, and durability of effects after AB-1005 gene transfer.
Study typeObservational
CountriesUnited States
Who can join AIAdults with confirmed idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, and matched healthy volunteers. (People who already have Parkinson disease, dementia including Lewy body dementia, or multiple system atrophy are generally excluded.)
What is being studied AICollects clinical assessments, blood and lumbar puncture samples, brain imaging, and sleep studies to build biomarkers.
Study typeObservational
CountriesCanada, United States
Who can join AIPeople with a clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease or clinically diagnosed/probable multiple system atrophy.
What is being studied AITests whether multimodal clinical, imaging, electrophysiology, biospecimen, and genetic data identify early biomarkers and subtypes.
Study typeRegistry
CountriesChina
Who can join AIPeople with various neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson disease, MSA, PSP, Alzheimer's, MND, SVD, FTD) and age‑matched healthy controls.
What is being studied AICollects clinical, cognitive, questionnaire data and blood samples for biomarker and genetic study.
Study typeRegistry
CountriesHong Kong
Enrolling by invitation
Who can join AIAdults (18+) with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).
What is being studied AICollects clinical assessments, biofluid samples (blood, optional lumbar puncture) and biomarker data.
Study typeRegistry
CountriesCanada, United States

Trials that may include multiple system atrophy (2)

ClinicalTrials.gov returned these when we searched for this condition, but we could not confirm from the registry records that they are intended for people with it. Check each trial’s eligibility criteria, and ask the study team if you are unsure.