Remediation Program Via a "Serious Game" for the Cognitive Functions of Multiple Sclerosis Patients...
Multiple SclerosisMemory1 moreThe main goal of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a cognitive remediation program based on a "serious game" on the information processing speed evolution and the process of learning via episodic memory in multiple sclerosis patients.
Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis With Autologous Regulatory Т-cells
Systemic SclerosisTreatment of patients with systemic sclerosis with autologous regulatory Т-cells
Entire-body PET Scans for Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple SclerosisTo evaluate whether an entire-body positron emission tomography (PET) scanner can be exploited to improve evaluation, monitoring and measurement of both peripheral and central demyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
Muscle Vibration and Fatigue in Patients With MS
Multiple SclerosisMultiple Sclerosis is the most common cause of neurologic chronic disability in young adults. Fatigue is one of the principal symptom in this disease. In the past it was demonstrated how, with appropriate frequencies and amplitude of vibration, it is possible both to select the activated afferents, and to determine the frequency of action potentials sent to the Central Nervous System. The purpose of this study is to verify how the use of vibrations can induce positive effects on the mobility and postural control of patients with MS, as well as reduce fatigue. The study is an interventional type. The subjects are undergoing to baseline examinations (T0) including 3D gait analysis (using a BTS system), stabilometric analysis, and a battery of neuropsychological assessments. Subsequently, eligible subjects are undergoing to intensive multidisciplinary training for a total of 5 sessions per week for 4 weeks, with a total of 20 treatment sessions. The experimental group receive additional vibration treatment. At the end of the treatment cycle (T1), the patients will undergo the same evaluation tests as at baseline. The Clinical and instrumental exams used for this study (as per normal clinical practice) are: Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), Fatigue Scale for Motor and Cognitive Functions (FSMC), Borg Scale, Medical Research Council Scale (MRC), 6 minutes walking test. The Psychological Assessment Battery used are: Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 (MSQOL-54) scale, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE). Sample size: The sample consist of patients with MS admitted to the C.A.R.E.N. or Casazza facilities of the IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo in Messina. Twenty eligible subjects recruited and treated with traditional rehabilitation approach plus vibrational therapy. The results will be compared to those obtained from a group of 20 patients who have undergone a traditional rehabilitation treatment without the application of vibrations and who will represent the control group.
Extension Study Evaluating The Safety And Tolerability of AMX0035
Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisThe primary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of AMX0035 over 108 weeks of open label treatment for participants previously enrolled in Study A35-004 (PHOENIX).
Neuromodulation in MS Using Translingual Stimulation
Multiple SclerosisThe overarching aim of this study is to examine if there is additional benefit to adding trans-lingual electrical stimulation to physiotherapy aimed at improving walking and balance in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Structured Exercise Training in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosisthe effectiveness of structured exercise training will be investigated for individuals with MS who are newly diagnosed and have no clinical problems. Individuals with MS included in the study will be randomly divided into two groups a Structured Exercise Group (SEG) and a Control Group (CG). In order to compare baseline and follow-up data, the Healthy Group (HG) will be taken and all three groups will be evaluated initially, 8. weeks and 24. weeks with primary and secondary outcome measurements. SEG, CG, and HG will be evaluated initially for postural sway, muscle strength, mobility, dexterity, cognitive function, trunk strength-endurance, and fatigue. Afterward, SEG will receive structured exercise training consisting of clinically supervised aerobic exercise and resistance training on unstable surfaces for 8 weeks, 2 days a week, with a minimum session duration of 60 minutes. Stretching and mobility exercises will be added to warm up and cool down before and after the program. CG will be on the waiting list during this process. At the end of 8 weeks, both groups will be reassessed with their initial assessment. After the 8-week program, the SEG physical activity recommendation will be given and the KG group will continue on the waiting list, and a follow-up evaluation will be made in the 24th week. This study will allow the comparison of newly diagnosed individuals with MS who do not have any physical or cognitive effects on neurological examination and healthy controls with objective and detailed evaluations, and will also reveal the evidence on the effects of planned structured exercises specific to individuals with newly diagnosed MS. During the 24-week follow-up period, the change in the clinical status of individuals with MS who received or did not receive any exercise training can be interpreted.
B Cell Differentiation in MS
Multiple SclerosisInterventional study with minimal risks and constraints, prospective, monocentric.
New Therapeutic Strategy in ALS Based on Metabolic Status and Associated Metabolic Pathways.
Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects central and peripheral motor neurons. None of the clinical trials conducted have been clearly successful and the disease remains incurable, putting patients' vital prognosis at risk in the medium term. An alteration of the basal metabolism leading to hypermetabolism has been described in several articles in the literature. The causes of this hypermetabolism and the precise exploration of the metabolic pathways involved are still poorly understood. The fibroblasts of ALS patients may be the site of some metabolic disturbances in this disease with a hypothetical specific basal metabolic profile. These cells are adapted to different metabolic explorations such as omnic approaches. Superficial skin biopsy followed by fibroblast culture can provide a considerable biobank. This cellular richness will allow us, in ALS patients and their controls, to perform metabolomic and lipidomic approaches, as well as the quantification transcriptomic approach."
SIZOMUS Safety of Ixazomib Targeting Plasma Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
Relapsing Remitting Multiple SclerosisPrimary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis1 moreThe study seeks to investigate safety and efficacy of ixazomib (NINLARO), a proteasome inhibitor, in multiple sclerosis (MS). Participants will receive either ixazomib capsules or placebo capsules for up to 24 months.