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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04653571
Other study ID # 69HCL20_0760
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date January 11, 2021
Est. completion date January 20, 2022

Study information

Verified date February 2022
Source Hospices Civils de Lyon
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Auto-immune encephalitides involve auto-antibodies targeting the central nervous system, and particularly the synapse and its structure, such as protein CASPR2. CASPR2 antibody-associated auto-immune encephalitides lead to an inflammation of the limbic system and generate focal temporal seizures and cognitive impairment. Most patients are initially hospitalized because of the temporal seizures (Joubert et al., JAMA Neurology 2016). However, many already show at that time cognitive impairment, which has failed to elicit the appropriate investigations, therefore delaying the diagnosis. The study will hence investigate precisely the initial, sometimes neglected, clinical symptoms and those leading to the diagnosis, in the cohort of patients suffering from a CASPR2 antibody-associated encephalitis, from the French reference center on paraneoplastic neurological diseases and autoimmune encephalitis. This way, the study aims to delineate the symptoms that should trigger suspicions of a CASPR2 antibody-associated encephalitis


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 48
Est. completion date January 20, 2022
Est. primary completion date March 30, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Positive CASPR2-Ab in serum and/or CSF tested by immunohistochemistry on mouse brain slices and confirmed by cell-based assay (CBA) of HEK293 cells expressing CASPR2. - Diagnosis and follow-up in France - From 18 to unlimited age Exclusion Criteria: - Patients CASPR2-IgG negative in serum and CSF - Foreign follow-up

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
CASPR2 encephalitis
Defining the initial clinical symptoms and those leading to the diagnosis of CASPR2 antibody associated encephalitis. For that, we will investigate the initial cognitive status, the initial neuropsychological investigations the clinical presentation of the first seizures, and the prodromes assessed by patients at the beginning of their disease. We will also look at the initial EEG records, in order to acknowledge whether the initial cognitive symptoms may be due to unseen seizures.

Locations

Country Name City State
France Service de Neuro-Oncologie, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer Bron

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hospices Civils de Lyon

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Initial cognitive impairment or clinical presentation of first epileptic seizures. The retained information will depend on the very first declared symptom: if the patient first showed focal seizures, we will precise the clinical presentation of this seizure. On the other hand, if the patient first showed cognitive symptoms, we will best define this impairment. 8 months
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