Biomarkers of Synaptic Damage in Multiple Sclerosis
Recruiting · NCT03217396 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Neuromed IRCCS
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
lumbar puncture
What this trial is about
A prospective and retrospective cohort study of about five years will be performed on blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples taken for diagnostic reasons from recruited patients within the Neuromed Neurology Unit. Subjects with other chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), and healthy subjects subjected to blood sampling and / or lumbar puncture for clinical reasons will be recruited As control groups.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Male and female patients (age between 18 and 65 years)
- Diagnosis of MS in accordance with McDonald's (2010 rev) criteria,
- EDSS between 0 and 5.5 (included),
- Patients able to provide informed consent to participation in the study
Exclusion criteria
- Inability to provide informed written consent
- Altered basal blood count
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Contraindications for the execution of magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium
- Significant clinical conditions in addition to SM or other chronic neurodegenerative diseases including latent viral infections
Where it is running
2 locations listed.
- IRCCS Neuromed - Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed - Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy