View clinical trials related to Multiple Sclerosis.
Filter by:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by demyelination of the central nervous system. Young women between the ages of 20 and 40 are primarily targeted by this disabling disorder. Till now there are no sufficient mechanisms to explain the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis.
This study aims to investigate the effects of regular remote monitoring of physical activity levels of individuals with multiple sclerosis on physical activity levels, psychological health, fatigue and quality of life.
The overarching goal of this research protocol is to acquire eye-tracking, cognitive, and disease-severity metrics in MS patients to train machine learning algorithms that will support the development and performance assessment of a sensitive and non-invasive eye-tracking software application. The training of our machine learning classifying algorithms to identify which eye-tracking metrics-or combination thereof-can serve as reliable markers of MS disease severity and cognitive status.
This prospective cohort study is designed to characterize the utility of sNfL as a biomarker in clinical practice. This study also aims to understand how access to sNfL measures affects patient and clinician knowledge of their disease status and capture how this may have the potential to influence clinical decision-making. Level of disability, cognitive changes, fatigue, depression, and quality of life to detect clinical and subclinical worsening will be measured. While there is strong evidence in support of sNfL as a potential biomarker, literature regarding the application of sNfL in a real-world clinical practice setting is lacking. Understanding the utility of this test to clinicians and patients as a biomarker of MS disease activity is essential. Additionally, the optimum sampling frequency in clinical practice should be investigated to further elucidate its practicality. Given recent advances in the treatment of MS, there is increasing need for convenient and accessible measures of treatment efficacy.
The RECLAIM study aims to gather a centralized and harmonized dataset, enabling the secondary use of data for building AI-based models that will support diagnosis and prognosis of individual Multiple Sclerosis patient's disease course and treatment response in a real-world setting. Additionally, the data will be used to generate further insights on Multiple Sclerosis progression as well as to develop the tools to monitor this progression.
The Service Hospitalier Frédéric-Joliot (SHFJ) and Paris Brain Institute (ICM) groups have identified [18F]-DPA-714 as a promising second-generation TSPO tracer, a macromolecule overexpressed in neuroinflammatory conditions, for PET imaging. They have also developed a non-invasive quantification methodology, enabling the generation of individual neuroinflammation maps in MS patients. Recent findings from [18F]-DPA-714 PET imaging in MS patients revealed that most of the white matter lesions contained a smoldering component, even when considered inactive on MRI, and that their neuroinflammatory profiles were associated with longitudinal disability worsening. The Inflanet project aims to leverage a unique consortium comprising French radiochemists, radiopharmacists, nuclear medicine/neuroimaging experts, and MS neurologists to establish the first national network dedicated to [18F]-DPA-714 PET imaging in MS, so far limited to monocentric studies. The objectives of the INFLANET project are (1) to conduct the first multicenter study assessing neuroinflammation in patients with active MS using [18F]DPA-714 PET tracer, and (2) to establish a methodology suitable for the quantification of multicenter PET data obtained with [18F]DPA-714. The INFLANET initiative aims to disseminate TSPO PET within the French MS research community, thereby opening the unique perspective of future large-scale, multicenter studies. These endeavors are expected to enhance our capacity to predict diseases, stratify patients, and assess new therapeutic interventions.
This work is aimed to assess the short term effect of pulse therapy on clinical and neurophysiological course before and after pulse therapy in order to understand the possible mechanism of action of steroid therapy on RRMS patients low-dose oral treatment should also be retained for patients in whom this approach seems appropriate
To determine the efficacy of high frequency cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on coordination in patients with multiple sclerosis.
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effect of Cannabis components, THC and CBD, on cognition and bladder symptoms in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Participants will complete questionnaires and cognitive tests. They will be randomly assigned to receive either CBD or THC oil and will take the study drug for 15 weeks.
1. Detection of the prevalence of parasitic infections amoung patients with multiple sclerosis and nephrotic syndrome at Assiut University Hospitals. 2. Detection of the effect of parasitic infections on these diseases courses. 3. Inform authorities about the importance of management of parasitic infections in those patients.