Motion · S5M-20479 · 16 Jan 2020
New MND Clinical Trial
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the announcement that a groundbreaking clinical trial for people with MND will be led by researchers from the Euan Macdonald centre for MND Research at the University of Edinburgh; acknowledges that the MND-SMART trial has been made possible with £4 million of funding from MND Scotland, the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, the Euan MacDonald Centre and others; understands that it aims to find a treatment that can slow, stop or reverse the progression of MND by using drugs that are already licensed for other conditions; acknowledges that it will be open to almost every person in Scotland with the illness; understands that, as more than one drug at a time will be tested, the people taking part will have a higher chance of receiving an active treatment than a placebo, and hopes that this work can bring a cure to MND closer.
Supporters (28)
- Jeremy Balfour 16 Jan 2020
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 16 Jan 2020
- Annabelle Ewing 16 Jan 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 16 Jan 2020
- Emma Harper 16 Jan 2020
- Bill Kidd 16 Jan 2020
- Richard Lyle 16 Jan 2020
- Rona Mackay 16 Jan 2020
- Mark McDonald 16 Jan 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 16 Jan 2020
- Alex Neil 16 Jan 2020
- Gil Paterson 16 Jan 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 16 Jan 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 16 Jan 2020
- Sandra White 16 Jan 2020
- Brian Whittle 16 Jan 2020
- Bruce Crawford 17 Jan 2020
- Jamie Halcro Johnston 17 Jan 2020
- John Mason 17 Jan 2020
- Maureen Watt 17 Jan 2020
- Willie Coffey 20 Jan 2020
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 20 Jan 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 20 Jan 2020
- Neil Findlay 21 Jan 2020
- Ruth Maguire 21 Jan 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 23 Jan 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 27 Jan 2020
- Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 29 Jan 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.