Dr. Brenda Banwell's study of CCSVI possible in children is still ongoing. It's part of the suite of seven studies that the MS Society of Canada and the National MS Society are funding.
The results are not yet available. We were at the 18-month mark a couple of months ago. This summer, we'll be at the end of the two-year mark. The researchers will then bring those findings together. Until sometime late in the summer, I would imagine, we won't have those results. There are seven studies ongoing that are not a clinical trial but are looking at the relationship and at best ways to diagnose this.
Last week I looked at the list of the clinical trials registry, which is a part of the American National Institutes of Health. and there were eight CCSVI clinical trials registered. Interestingly enough, though, three are taking place in the U.S., two in Poland, two in Italy, and one in the U.K. There's one in the U.S., which is in Albany, and one in Italy, which is just getting under way; only those two are actually phase three randomized, double-blind, gold star sorts of clinical trials. The rest are more observational or open label.
So there's a lot of work being done. And certainly with every scientific gathering about MS or specifically about CCSVI there's much more being known. We'll know so much more when the seven studies are completed this summer as well.