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Filter by:1. To determine the level of STAT4 expression in different cases of multiple sclerosis and its relation to disease severity . 2. compare the sensitivity and specificity of STAT4 levels using both PCR and flow cytometry.
Primary Objective: To determine the dose-response relationship for SAR442168 to reduce the number of new active brain lesions. Secondary Objectives: - To evaluate efficacy of SAR442168 on disease activity as assessed by imaging measures. - To evaluate the safety and tolerability of SAR442168.
This protocol is of a systematic review for risk factors of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is among the most prevalent autoimmune diseases among young and middle-aged adults. Up to 65% of MS patients experience objective cognitive impairment including problems with information processing speed, memory, and executive functioning. However, patients commonly overestimate the extent of their cognitive dysfunction which can result in inaccurate perceptions of their true cognitive abilities. Exaggerated perceptions of cognitive impairment are predictive of future decline and associated with depression, anxiety, and reduced quality of life. Despite this, no study has examined an intervention aimed at changing misperceptions related to perceived cognitive impairment in MS when objective measures are incongruent with self-reported cognitive symptoms. The purpose of the present study is to develop and pilot a brief intervention for MS patients who perceive cognitive impairment, but perform in the normal or expected range on objective measures of cognition.
This Study evaluates the effectiveness of a Vojta locomotion reflex program as short-term automatic postural control in patients with Multiple sclerosis
In this studly, the effects of an 8-week videogame-based physical activity training in persons with multiple sclerosis will be investigated.
The overall goal of this protocol is to evaluate microglial activation in the brain using [18F]PBR06 in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
In this observational study, the investigators aim to recruit 50 patients over an 10-12 month period. The investigators will recruit patients with relapsing-remitting MS (based on 2017 McDonald Criteria) beginning treatment with ocrelizumab and fulfilling study inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants recruited in this study will be participants in the Johns Hopkins MS Precision Medicine Center of Excellence bio-banking protocol which requires collection of serum and plasma at 6-monthly intervals and hence will have blood collection performed prior to Ocrevus start and then at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months following ocrelizumab initiation as part of the bio-banking protocol. All recruited participants will provide written informed consent. The investigators will collect demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline and update these at follow-up visits. These will include disease duration, co-morbidities, relapses, treatment status and history. The investigators will also collect physiological variables - height and weight at each visit. All recruited patients will return for follow up visits at 6,12, 18 and 24 months post-ocrelizumab initiation. At each visit patients will undergo the following evaluations - EDSS, MSFC, SDMT, fatigue scale (MFIS), quality of life measure (MS-QOL), depression scale (Beck depression inventory, 2nd version) and Block Food Frequency Questionnaire. The investigators will then utilize plasma collected at the various time points to perform global metabolomics analysis. This will yield measures of various metabolites in the circulation, including amino acids and metabolites of the amino acids. The investigators will utilize this data to determine the change in the circulating metabolome produced by treatment with ocrelizumab. Following this the investigators will assess changes in the various clinical measures collected - disability (EDSS, MSFC), cognition (SDMT), mood (BDI-II), fatigue (MFIS) and quality of life (MS-QOL) with Ocrelizumab treatment and correlate these with the changes noted in the metabolome. This approach will allow us to determine whether the metabolic changes are associated with/ could underlie the changes noted in clinical measures.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results play a major role in the lives of people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Even though MRI is used for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy control, pwMS' knowledge concerning this complex matter is scarce. Without adequate disease-specific knowledge, pwMS cannot truly make an informed choice when considering their MRI results (e.g. necessity of future MRI scans or therapy change). The investigators have developed an innovative, evidence-based and interactive online education tool called "Understanding MRI in MS", which incorporates all relevant information about MRI in MS and its implications in disease management. In this randomized, controlled and double-blind trial the tool's effect on MRI-specific knowledge, self-perceived competence and involvement in medical decision, that are based on MRI results will be assessed.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on neuropathic pain and fatigue in people with MS. The investigators will conduct tDCS or sham on 5 consecutive days. They will evaluate pain and fatigue with specific questionnaires and measure fatigability with an isokinetic device. The research question is whether tDCS can lessen neuropathic pain and increase fatigue resistance in people with MS. It is hypothesized, that less neuropathic pain and increased fatigue resistance after the tDCS sessions.