Active clinical trials for "Multiple Sclerosis"

The aim of this study to evaluate the relationship of neuropathic pain with urinary and bowel incontinence, functional disability and quality of life in patients with 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.

The purpose of this study is to examine acute physiological responses to exercise and activity patterns of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) during pregnancy and postpartum.

The specific aims of the study are: Primary: To determine the presence and regional distribution of microglial activation, as assessed by Fluorine-18 (18F) labeled "Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor 06" (PBR06) -PET, in subjects with active Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS), Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS), and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) as compared to healthy controls Secondary: To assess the relationship between microglial activation and clinical variables including disease severity and comorbidities (such as pain, fatigue and/or depression), as well as clinical MRI findings (such as lesions and atrophy) A pilot substudy aims to establish the non-inferiority of [F-18]PBR06 as compared with Carbon-11 [C-11] labeled "Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor 28" (PBR28) PET in patients with RRMS. Hypothesis: The working hypothesis is that there is microglial activation in multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease as compared to healthy controls and that the pattern/ regional distribution of microglial activation is different in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) versus AD and correlates with disease severity and comorbidities. In addition, the investigators hypothesize that [F-18]PBR06-PET scans will be at least as good as [C-11]PBR28-PET scans, the current gold standard.

This multi-center non-interventional, observational, cross-sectional study in adult participants with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) will evaluate the participants' preferences for disease modifying treatments (DMT) in routine clinical practice.

Acthar Gel was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1952. It has been used to treat many different illnesses, including multiple sclerosis. This study will observe how treatment with Acthar affected the daily lives of patients who suffer with relapsing/remitting MS. It will collect information on symptoms, recovery, treatment patterns and safety outcomes.

It is known that teriflunomide, a treatment for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, can be found in low concentrations in semen. Because the drug has been associated with teratogenicity in laboratory animals, the question is raised as to whether the drug can be detected in female partners of sexually active males who are taking the drug to treat their multiple sclerosis.

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a wearable robotic exoskeleton can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to walk again.

Medical marijuana is commonly prescribed people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for symptom, e.g. spasticity and pain, management. Unfortunately not much is known about its effects outside the treatment for these 2 symptoms. Several previous studies have suggested people with MS using medical marijuana have lower levels of physical disability and improved walking abilities. A major limitation of these previous studies is that the investigators used subjective measures of motor function. In this proposed observational case-control study the investigators plan to objectively measure multiple domains of motor function, such as: fatigue, strength, and walking ability. No marijuana will be brought on to campus or given to participants.

The primary study aim is to depict the demographics, clinical and para clinical features of patients attending five tertiary referral multiple sclerosis (MS) centers in Egypt. This requires effective and unified pooled registries to extract data from with a standardized, sufficient and high quality clinical, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, neurophysiological data and body fluids. Investigators want to shed light on the challenges that face both physicians and patients in the area of "diagnosis and treatment"