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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04708626
Other study ID # DNR2019-03068
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date October 1, 2019
Est. completion date August 1, 2022

Study information

Verified date November 2022
Source Uppsala University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Autoimmune encephalitis and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes are rare diseases caused by an abnormal immune response toward the nervous system. This can lead to life-threatening symptoms, but is in many cases treatable if a swift and correct diagnosis is made. Antibodies targeting neuronal proteins (i.e. "neuronal antibodies") can be detected in serum or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in about half of the patients suffering from these conditions. Although an important part of the diagnostical process of these conditions, diagnosis cannot be made only based on a positive antibody test, but the clinical findings have to be compatible as well. As these conditions are so rare, clinicians might struggle to interpret antibody test results. In this study the investigators aim to estimate the incidence rate of autoimmune encephalitides and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes in the Uppsala-Örebro health care region in Sweden between the years 2015 and 2019. Medical records from patients belonging to the Uppsala-Örebro health care region (a region in the middle of Sweden with a population of approximately 2.1 million), that tested positive for any neuronal antibody in serum or CSF will be studied to obtain clinical, laboratory and radiological data. This data will be used to ascertain if diagnostic criteria are fulfilled as well as to describe clinical characteristics and identifying possible comorbidities.


Description:

Methods: 1. Identification of extended cohort: The extended cohort consists of all patients in Sweden tested for any neuronal antibody in serum or CSF between 2015 and 2019. Patients will be identified by the only five laboratories that perform tests for neuronal antibodies in Sweden. The following neuronal antibodies will be included: AMPA 1 (Anti-Glutamate Receptor 1), AMPA 2 (Anti-Glutamate Receptor 2), Amphiphysin, CARP VIII (Carbonic Anhydrase-Related Protein VIII), CASPR2 (Contactin-associated protein-like 2), CV2/CRMP5 (collapsin response mediator protein 5), DPPX (dipeptidyl-peptidase-like protein 6), GABA B (γ-Aminobutyric acid-B receptor), GAD65 (glutamic acid decarboxylase) (>2000 IU/ml by ELISA in serum, or detected in CSF), glycine receptor, Homer 3, Hu (antineuronal nuclear antibody-type 1, ANNA-1), IgLON5 (immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecule 5 ), ITPR1 (inositol 1,4,5-trisphophate receptor type 1), LGI-1 (Leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1), Ma2/Ta, NMDAR (anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor), PCA-2 (Purkinje cell cytoplasmic antibody type 2), Tr (Trotter), Ri, SOX1(SRY-Box Transcription Factor 1), VGCC (Voltage-gated calcium channels), Yo, Zic4 (Zinc finger protein). 2. Identification of geographical region: Patients testing positive for any neuronal antibody in serum or CSF will be stratified according to which Swedish health care region that requested the test. Patients whose tests where requested by health care providers in the Uppsala-Örebro health care region (consisting of 7 smaller health care regions with a total population of approximately 2.1 million) will be selected. 3. Core cohort: Patients with a positive test result that belong to the Uppsala-Örebro health care region will be contacted and asked to participate in the study. Written informed consent must be signed to be included in the core cohort. If the patient is deceased, consent will be presumed. 4. Case ascertainment: Medical records from patients included in the core cohort will be reviewed to obtain clinical, laboratory and radiological data. Ascertainment of a case is defined as the patient either fulfilling criteria of: 1) "definite PNS" according to Graus et. al 2021 or 2) "definite autoimmune limbic encephalitis" according to Graus et al. 2016 or 3) "definite anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis" according to Graus et al. 2016.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 110
Est. completion date August 1, 2022
Est. primary completion date August 1, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Applicable only on Core Cohort: Inclusion Criteria: - All ages, both sexes. - Neuronal antibody (AMPA 1, AMPA 2, Amphiphysin, CARP VIII, CASPR2, CV2/CRMP5, DPPX, GABA B, GAD65(>2000 IU/ml by ELISA in serum, or detected in CSF), glycine receptor, Homer 3, Hu, IgLON5, ITPR1, LGI-1, Ma2/Ta, NMDAR, PCA-2, Tr, Ri, SOX1, VGCC, Yo, Zic4), detected in serum or cerebrospinal fluid between 2015-2019 - Antibody test was requested by a health care facility in the Uppsala-Örebro health care region - Signed informed consent. If the participant is deceased consent will be presumed Exclusion Criteria: - Incomplete personal data or social security number making it impossible to identify and/or contact the patient to get written consent - Informed consent not signed. If the participant is deceased consent will be presumed

Study Design


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Intervention

Other:
Description and analysis
Collection of clinical, laboratory and radiological data from medical records.
Description and analysis
Collection of laboratory data.

Locations

Country Name City State
Sweden Uppsala University Uppsala Uppland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Uppsala University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Incidence rate of autoimmune encephalitides and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes in the Uppsala-Örebro health care region between 2015-2019 Incidence rate of autoimmune encephalitides and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes in the Uppsala-Örebro health care region based on detection of neuronal antibodies in serum or CSF, with case ascertainment based on review of medical records and application of diagnostic criteria (Graus et al. 2016 and 2021). 5 years
Secondary Positivity rate Positivity rate - the number of positive tests divided by the number of total tests in the Swedish population for each year and for serum and CSF respectively. 5 years
Secondary False positivity rate False positivity rate - the number of positive tests where case ascertainment fails divided by the total number of positive tests. 5 years
Secondary Estimated incidence rate of autoimmune encephalitides and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes in the Swedish population Incidence rate of autoimmune encephalitides and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes in the Swedish population between 2015-2019 estimated from the incidence rates in the Uppsala-Örebro health care region as well as detection of neuronal antibodies in the entire Swedish population 5 years
Secondary Incidence rates of autoimmune encephalitides and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes Yearly age-adjusted incidence rates for autoimmune encephalitides in the Uppsala-Örebro health care region between 2015-2019 5 years
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