The Government of Canada requests research proposals for clinical trial on CCSVI and MS

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Dr. Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have announced that CIHR is ready to accept research proposals for the Phase I/ II clinical trial on Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI). The request for research proposals was available on CIHR’s website on November 30, 2011 and CIHR plans to announce the successful research team in March 2012. “We are excited to collaborate with CIHR in bringing the multiple sclerosis (MS) community closer to definitive answers on CCSVI and MS,” said Yves Savoie, President and CEO of the MS Society. “People with MS deserve clarity about the hope that CCSVI offers as a potential treatment for MS. It is only through rigorous research that we can get theseanswers.”