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Active clinical trials for "Demyelinating Diseases"

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Natural History Study of Children With Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

Lipid Metabolism DisordersMetachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD)14 more

The purpose of this study is evaluate the natural course of disease progression related to gross motor function in children with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).

Terminated12 enrollment criteria

Amiloride Hydrochlorothiazide as Treatment of Acute Inflammation of the Optic Nerve

Optic; NeuritisWith Demyelination

Following acute inflammation of the optic nerve region, as commonly seen in multiple sclerosis patients, the optic nerve often undergoes atrophy, thus representing permanent damage. Data from animal studies suggest that amiloride may prevent this process. The aim of this study is to assess a potential neuroprotective effect of amiloride in acute autoimmune inflammation of the optic nerve region.

Unknown status18 enrollment criteria

Efficacy and Safety of Bolus Comparing With Continuous Drip of 3% NaCl in Patients With Severe Symptomatic...

HyponatremiaOsmotic Demyelination Syndrome

To compare between intermittent bolus and traditional continuous drip of 3%NaCl in patients with severe symptomatic hyponatremia in Rajavithi Hospital.

Unknown status13 enrollment criteria

Contrast-enhanced 3D T1-weighted Gradient-echo Versus Spin-echo 3 Tesla MR Sequences in the Detection...

Magnetic Resonance ImagingCentral Nervous System3 more

Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is currently the imaging gold standard to detect active inflammatory lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The sensitivity of enhanced MRI to detect active lesions may vary according to the acquisition strategy used (e.g., delay between injection and image acquisition, contrast dose, field strength, and frequency of MRI sampling). Selection of the most appropriate T1-weighted sequence after contrast injection may also influence sensitivity. Several clinical studies performed at 1.5 Tesla have shown that conventional 2D spin-echo (SE) sequences perform better than gradient recalled-echo (GRE) sequences for depicting active MS lesions after gadolinium injection. As relates to MS, 3.0 Tesla systems offer some advantages over lower field strengths, such as higher detection rates for T2 and gadolinium-enhancing brain lesions, an important capability for diagnosing and monitoring MS patients. Recent studies have shown that at 3 Tesla, 3D GRE or 3D fast SE sequences provide higher detection rates for gadolinium-enhancing MS lesions, especially smaller ones, than standard 2D SE, and better suppress artefacts related to vascular pulsation. However, the comparison of the performance of 3D GRE versus 3D SE sequences has not been investigated yet. Objectives To compare the sensitivity of enhancing multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions in gadolinium-enhanced 3D T1-weighted gradient-echo (GRE) and turbo-spin-echo (TSE) sequences.

Completed6 enrollment criteria

CSF Free Kappa Light Chain for The Diagnosis of Demyelinating Disorders

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) which commonly leads to disability. The current preferred clinical laboratory test for the diagnosis is the detection of oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by isoelectric focusing electrophoresis (IEF) followed by immunoblotting.Measuring the levels of Kappa Free Light Chain (K-FLC) in CSF has been proposed as a potential alternative to the qualitative assessment of OCBs. The aim of this study is to validate and determine the diagnostic yield of K-FLC in CSF against OCBs via IEF as gold standard.

Completed2 enrollment criteria

Pharmacological Recruitment of Endogenous Neural Precursors to Promote Pediatric White Matter Repair:...

Demyelinating Disease

The neural circuits in our brains require a layer of insulation in order to transmit signals in a rapid and efficient fashion. This insulation is called White Matter and is comprised of a specific type of brain cell called an oligodendrocytes. Damage to brain white matter occurs following injury and in disorders like Multiple Sclerosis and results in sensory, motor, and cognitive problems. Currently there are no effective medical therapies to promote brain repair and reduce disability following damage to white matter. In this project, we hope to change the situation by encouraging the brain itself to generate new oligodendrocytes and thus new white matter. Our first step is to find measures sensitive to white matter growth.

Completed9 enrollment criteria

Pathologic-MRI Findings in Atypical IIDD

Idiopathic Inflammatory Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System

Our objective is to describe the pathologic and MRI findings in a series of patients with presumed demyelinating lesion of the central nervous system.

Completed4 enrollment criteria

Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cell Culture From Human Brain

Demyelinating Diseases

Recent developments in the understanding of stem- and progenitor cell differentiation raises hopes that brain damage in chronic neurological diseases may become repaired by systemic or focal transplantation of such cells. Clinical trials of stem- or progenitor cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis are currently premature. The researchers developed a protocol for human oligodendrocyte progenitor cell culture from human brain for the treatment of demyelinating disease.

Completed5 enrollment criteria

Humoral and T-Cell Responses to COVID-19 Vaccination in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated With...

Multiple SclerosisDemyelinating Autoimmune Diseases7 more

The primary goal of this study is to provide additional data regarding B and T-cell mediated responses to COVID-19 vaccines in MS patients treated with OCR and to determine which clinical and paraclinical variables correlating with vaccine immunogenicity. B-cell mediated humoral responses and adaptive T-cell mediated cellular responses were measured in patients treated with OCR who received any of the available SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, 3-4 weeks after completion of vaccination.

Completed13 enrollment criteria

DTI in Children With Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis - Relapsing RemittingClinically Isolated Syndrome1 more

This is a prospective, non-randomised, non-blinded, single center study of children and adolescents with multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome to detect differences or early changes in diffusion-weighted imaging (DTI) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Unknown status18 enrollment criteria
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