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Filter by:To analyze the effects of a resistance training program based on the blood flow restriction modality on muscle strengthening and functionality in people over 45 years of age with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) tends to progress to involve multiple vital organs within 5 years of diagnosis, significantly impacting patient prognosis and survival. Clinical indications suggest that early intervention is more favorable for long-term outcomes in patients. Although guidelines recommend various drugs for symptomatic treatment, there is currently no standard therapy or effective medication to slow the progression of the disease. Therefore, for patients with diffuse SSc, as defined by a skin score of 10≤mRSS≤30 points, who have been treated with at least two therapies, including steroids, immunosuppressive agents, biologics, etc., within 5 years of diagnosis, the applicant intends to develop a drug that can both modulate the immune system and counteract fibrosis. The goal is to provide long-term benefits to patients through early intervention.
It is widely recognized that physical exercise is safe and people with moderate Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are encouraged to train regularly to improve their skills in motor task execution. Several studies demonstrated that these activities represent an effective low-cost therapy which leads to significant and clinically meaningful improvements in gait and balance in people with MS (PwMS) with mild to moderate walking dysfunction, possibly also by promoting brain plasticity. There is general agreement within the scientific community on the importance of timing intervention also during the early stages of MS to preserve or improve walking and balance abilities and fostering brain functional adaptation, thus slowing down the disease progression. Previous studies highlighted the need to early identify and manage gait disorders using a multimodal approach tailored on individual's need. Moreover, Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) measures blood flow which accompanies neuronal activity and thus, it can provide spatial information about changes in cortical activation patterns due to the possible effects of exercise on cortical plasticity. To the best of the investigators knowledge, no published studies have assessed the effect of exercise on mobility and brain activity in PwMS with minimal or clinically undetectable disability. This emphasizes the need of trials investigating the effect of walking exercise as preventive strategy on MS clinical worsening.
Muscle involvement is poorly described in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) . The prevalence of muscle damage is evaluated at 5-95 % of SSc patients, particularly due to variable definitions depending on the series in the scientific litterature. Muscle clinicobiological and histological presentation an response to immunosuppressive treatments are highly variable. Muscle involvement defined by creatinine kinase (CK) elevation, the presence of electromyography (EMG) abnormalities and/or muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) hyperintensities and/or muscle biopsy inflammation appears to be associated with diffuse SSc, the presence of cardiac damage, and anti-PM-Scl antibodies. The main objective is to describe muscular manifestations associated with SSc. Secondary objectives are: - to compare characteristics between SSc patients with and without muscle involvement - to determine homogeneous groups of SSc patients with muscle involvement
Fatigue and impaired balance frequently affect patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This is an open, prospective randomised crossover trial aimed at clarifying whether an improvement in balance control after balance training would also improve fatigue in patients with MS. Balance training will be compared to aerobic training, which is known to be effective on fatigue.
The goal of this observational study is the develop new ways of remotely monitoring the health and symptoms of people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from within their homes. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Can we integrate a new muscle monitoring device into Imperial College London's home monitoring platform? - Can we investigate and understand the relationship between muscle activity and measure of patient behaviour (e.g., patient movement), physiology (e.g., pulse/blood pressure variation) and sleep quality from the home? - Can we establish a home-based multimodal biomarker that tracks the neurodegenerative process in ALS? Participants will have passive internet-of-things sensors and internet-enabled medical devices installed in their homes for one year. Some sensors will record automatically without any interaction from the participants, but some will require participants to engage with daily (e.g., blood pressure monitor) on their own or with the help of a study partner. Where possible, researchers will compare the collected data to other neurodegenerative diseases and healthy controls to understand differences over time.
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare efficacy of tofacitinib with cyclophosphamide in skin thickening in early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis .
Study Significance: This proposed investigation is designed to examine the feasibility of an exercise-based intervention to reduce frailty in people living with MS. The proposed research will be the first to establish the feasibility of targeting frailty in pwMS and will begin to examine the dynamic nature of frailty in MS. These advances will pave the way for planned prospective studies toward effective targets for diagnostics, and rehabilitation of frailty in MS.
This study is an open-label, single-arm, run-in study in patients with RRMS treated with first line therapies (interferon-beta, glatiramer acetate, teriflunomide and dimethyl fumarate), assessing the feasibility and tolerability of 3 cycles of Fasting-Mimicking Diet (FMD) over 6 months. All eligible patients will receive 3 cycles of the FMD once every 60 days in addition to their standard therapy with first line therapies. The diet provides 1100kcal on day 1 and 800 kcal on days 2-7. The diet consists of ingredients which are Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) selected for their fasting mimicking properties.
Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Disorders (PSVD) is a heterogeneous clinico-pathological entity characterized by alterations in small liver vessels. "Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH)" is the most common PSVD. The most frequent liver disease associated with Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is primary biliary cholangitis reported in 2 to 22% of cases. NRH prevalence estimated to 1.4%, may be underestimated as NRH diagnosis is histologic and usually suspected in case of complications due to portal hypertension. Few data are available about NRH associated with SSc resulting in a lack of knowledge of the characteristics and outcome of these patients.