Active clinical trials for "Sclerosis"

Ampyra (dalfampridine-ER) was approved by the FDA (2010) for improving walking speed in persons with multiple sclerosis. This project seeks to determine if there are other benefits to taking dalfampridine besides an increase in walking speed. This is strictly an observational study and research staff will not be involved in any decisions to stop or start taking the medication.

The purpose of this study is to determine changes on overall gait as well as in multiple gait and balance parameters after withdrawal of dalfampridine-ER 10mg in MS subjects who are receiving the medication consistently for at least two weeks prior to screening.

The goal of this study is to enroll 1000 participants with a history of Multiple Sclerosis into the MURDOCK Study (Duke IRB Pro00011196) as well as into the Multiple Sclerosis Cohort study (Duke IRB Pro00023791). All 1000 participants will answer a 4-page questionnaire administered by a trained study coordinator which is designed to collect information on the participant's diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. The goal of the study is to seek genetic explanations for response to treatment, progression of the disease, and biomarker validation.

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has already shown to improve survival and quality of life in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Quality of sleep seems already to be impaired in patients with preserved diaphragmatic dysfunction. Until now, only few research has been performed on the quality of sleep in patients with ALS when using NIV, and these data are mainly based on patient reported outcomes.Further on, only very little research has been done on patient-ventilator interaction. Our study would like to perform research on quality of sleep before and after NIV use by using full polysomnography with incorporation of transcutaneous carbon dioxide measurement and built-in ventilator software.

There is a lack of prospective and population-based epidemiological data on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Germany so far. The purpose of this registry is to investigate the incidence, course and phenotypic variety of ALS in Rhineland-Palatinate, a South-West German state of about 4 million inhabitants.

The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that the incidence of progressive multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in natalizumab-treated participants who do not have detectable antibodies to John Cunningham virus (JCV) (antibody negative) is lower than in participants who have detectable antibodies to JCV (antibody positive). The secondary objectives of this study are to: Estimate the incidence of PML in natalizumab-treated participants who are anti-JCV antibody negative and anti-JCV antibody positive, based on a meta-analysis of data obtained from this study and other data sources; Define the prevalence of anti-JCV antibody in relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) participants receiving natalizumab within the TYSABRI Outreach: United Commitment to Health (TOUCH) Prescribing Program; Determine changes in anti-JCV antibody status over time.

The primary objective of the study was to measure the change in bladder function as measured by Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI)-6 compared to baseline over 6 months of Tysabri treatment. Secondary objectives were to (i) measure change from baseline over 6 months of Tysabri treatment in the number of urinary incontinence episodes per participant per week, (ii) measure change from baseline over 6 months of Tysabri treatment in the number of micturitions per participant per day, (iii) measure change in The North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) bladder/bowel subscale (PSB) scores from baseline over 6 months of Tysabri treatment and (iv) measure change in Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ)-7 scores from baseline over 6 months of Tysabri treatment.

The primary goal of the research cohort is to facilitate patient access to clinical trials testing new therapeutic interventions, or access to second- line treatments. Secondary objectives of the research cohort study are to obtain detailed clinical phenotyping and immunological analysis of blood samples, aiming to identify and validate biomarkers of disease activity and response to treatment and prognostic markers.

the aim of the study was to assess the occurrence of sensory integration disorders in people with SI depending on the stage of the disease and relapses in the last year;analysis of sensory integration disorders in patients with Ms and healthy people

This study aims to evaluate potential predictors of adherence by investigating a representative cohort of MS patients in Germany treated with Betaferon