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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BMS-986368 in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Four-Arm, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study Assessing the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Three Doses of Orally Administered BMS-986368, a FAAH/MAGL Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Spasticity in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis (BALANCE-MSS-1)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06782490
Acronym
MSS
Enrollment
200
Registered
2025-01-20
Start date
2025-06-05
Completion date
2027-06-09
Last updated
2026-09-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity

Keywords

Spasticity, Multiple Sclerosis, BMS-986368

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of BMS-986368 in participants with Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity

Interventions

Specified dose on specified days

DRUGPlacebo

Specified dose on specified days

Sponsors

Celgene
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Participants must have a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis. * Participants must have a history of spasticity due to MS for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1. * Participants must have a Modified Ashworth Scale (mAS) score ≥2 in each of 2 muscle groups (at least one muscle group in the leg, excluding ankle plantar flexors) at Visit 1. * Participants must have an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score 3.0-6.5 at Visit 1.

Exclusion criteria

* Participants must not have any concomitant disease or disorder that has symptoms of spasticity or that may influence the participant's level of spasticity. * Participants must not have an acute MS exacerbation/relapse requiring treatment or alteration in disease modifying drug dose within 3 months of Visit 1 or Visit 2. * Participants must not have a history of any substance abuse disorder as defined in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) Diagnostic Criteria for Drug and Alcohol Abuse. * Participants must not be currently taking a medication for spasticity that cannot be discontinued and washed out by Visit 2. * Participants must not have used FAAH/MAGL inhibitor medication or any cannabinoid-related products (including cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD), or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)) within 30 days prior to Visit 1. * Other protocol-defined Inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change from baseline in Total Numeric-transformed Modified Ashworth Scale-Most Affected Lower Limb (TNmAS-MALL) scoreAt week 6

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change from baseline on the Numeric Rating Scale Spasticity (NRS-S) scoreAt week 6
Change from baseline on the MS Spasticity Scale (MSSS-88) total scoresAt week 6
Change from baseline on the Timed 25-Foot Walk (T25FW) scoreAt week 6
Change from baseline on the Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) scoreAt week 6
Plasma concentrations of BMS-986368 at selected pre- and post-dose time pointsUp to week 6
Number of participants with Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Up to week 16
Serious adverse events (SAEs)Up to week 16
Adverse events (AEs) leading to treatment discontinuationUp to week 16
AEs leading to deathUp to week 16
AEs leading to clinically significant lab abnormalitiesUp to week 16
Number of participants with suicidal ideation and behavior during BMS-986368 administration as assessed by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)Up to week 16
Number of participants with withdrawal symptoms following BMS-986368 administration as assessed by the Cannabis Withdrawal Scale (CWS)Up to week 15

Countries

Australia, Canada, Czechia, Germany, Poland, Puerto Rico, United States

Contacts

CONTACTBMS Clinical Trials Contact Center www.BMSClinicalTrials.com
Clinical.Trials@bms.com855-907-3286
CONTACTFirst line of the email MUST contain NCT # and Site #.
STUDY_DIRECTORBristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 10, 2026