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In this study, lymph fluid will be collected by cannulation of the thoracic duct, a minimally invasive procedure performed by interventional radiologists. Single time point and serial collection through an indwelling cannula will allow for comparisons between immune cells in the periphery and deep lymphatic system in MS and healthy controls and in MS, changes in responses to a FDA approved therapy ofatumumab.
The purpose of this study is to explore the genetic causes relevant for ALS development in Norway.
This study evaluates the potential of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging to monitor disease activity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). PET/CT imaging will focus on two pathological features of SSc, i.e. metabolic activity evaluated by glucose analog 18F-FDG, and expression of inflammation-inducible vascular adhesion protein 1 (VAP-1) evaluated by 68Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 tracer.
The investigators seek to validate Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) measurement in seated and supine positions using conventional and portable spirometry.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease affecting young adults. Impaired balance, walking, reduced physical activity and participation in employment are common, however, less integrated in the health care. The researchers have developed a multidisciplinary intervention and pathway delivered across health care levels targeting the promotion of balance, walking, physical activity and participation in employment. The research team will perform a pilot feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) and interviews to investigate the feasibility of the new intervention compared to a standard care for individuals with lower levels of disability.
to determine the rate of asymptomatic gadolinium-enhancing lesions conversion to the non-enhancing black hole (neBHs) with or without corticosteroid pulse therapy in patients with RRMS, and to analyze if treatment of asymptomatic gadolinium enhancement lesions has any effect on the expanded disability status scale. The study is performed in the MS clinic of Bu Ali Sina Hospital in Sari and Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. 104 recurrent MS patients are admitted based on the admission criteria. They are divided into two groups of intervention and control based on a simple randomization block. The intervention group received 1 gram of methylprednisolone in 500 ccs of normal saline for 5 days and the control group received only 500 ccs of serum. After 6 months, a new MRI is taken from the patients and the possibility of asymptomatic active plaque conversion with or without intervention is compared in the two groups, as well as the amount of EDSS in the two groups. They do not know whether the patient is in the control group or the intervention.
During the pandemic, it is important for people who are isolated in their homes to stay inactive and exercise exercises in order to prevent their complaints from increasing due to inactivity. Individuals with multiple sclerosis are outpatient or inpatient with home exercise programs besides the rehabilitation practices. They are being monitored. It has been reported the rehabilitation of individuals is that they need to comply with their home exercise programs in order to contribute. However, very limited research studies suggest that any method can be used as home exercise has examined whether it has increased compliance with the program. However, examining the factors affecting the compliance of individuals with Multiple sclerosis to the home exercise program. The study was not found either. Exercise through tele-rehabilitation in individuals with multiple sclerosis in previous studies where their education contributed to the physical performance of patients shown. However, these studies are based on individual neurorehabilitation models. In the literature, the use of video-based exercise training in MS patients a study showing increased performance as well as increased participation in the home program available. However, in this study, a special program was applied to the individual and it is not a respiration-based program. There is no research on web-based group activity training in the field.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a major concern for people on long-term treatments that modify the immune system function. People with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) form a large group who receive such treatments called disease modifying therapies (DMTs). Several types of DMTs with different effects on the immune system are being used for multiple sclerosis (MS). In the absence of large-scale national studies, the risk of COVID-19 among pwMS on various DMTs has not been established. A few physician-reported registry-based studies have suggested that anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies, such as ocrelizumab and rituximab, used in the treatment of MS can increase the risk of COVID-19. However, in our community-based COVID-19 study of a large cohort of pwMS as part of the UK MS Register, we could not demonstrate an association between DMTs and susceptibility to COVID-19. Other studies have not found any relationship between DMTs and the outcome of COVID-19 among pwMS. To our knowledge, UK is the only country in the world that collects national data on DMT use, providing us with the opportunity to investigate the impact of DMTs on COVID-19 susceptibility and severity in a large population of pwMS. In England, no DMT is being dispensed without prior approval and specialised commissioning by the national Health Services (NHS) England & NHS Improvement (NHSE/I). The scheme, currently implemented in over 100 NHS Trusts in England, ensures that treatment decisions are made in line with agreed commissioning policy and are evidence-based. NHSE/I also has access to Public Health England (PHE) held data on all people who have had a SARS-CoV-2 test. By identifying all pwMS on DMTs and all those who have had a test for coronavirus and collecting data on the clinical outcome of their COVID-19 from their local NHS hospitals, we would be able to establish the risk of COVID-19 and the risk of contracting the infection associated with different DMTs. The findings of the study will help MS clinical teams address the concerns of pwMS about taking DMTs during the COVID-19 pandemic and update their guidelines on the measures pwMS need to take during these unprecedented times.
STATURE is a prospective observational six-arm translation multi-site study that will run for approx. 4.5 years. The primary aim is to measure treatment burden and its relationship to medication adherence across six self-administered oral disease-modifying therapies (cladribine, dimethyl fumarate, fingolimod, teriflunomide, ozanimod, and diroximel fumarate) in multiple sclerosis (MS). The information gained will assist prescribing decision-making; accounting for medication burden at a patient level and potential implications on medication adherence and persistence, thus minimising primary and secondary healthcare costs. Three-hundred and twenty-three individuals with MS will be recruited into the study. Patient-reported outcome measures will be administered via Qualtrics, a secure online data collection tool. Medicare and pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) data will also be collected.