Active clinical trials for "Syndrome"

Researchers from the University of Michigan and Northwestern University are studying people's experiences with swelling caused by Nephrotic Syndrome. Interviews with patients (child and adult) and parents of young children will be conducted. The information collected from the interviews will be used to develop a survey to use when testing new medications for Nephrotic Syndrome. Please consider participating in a 1-hour long interview with the Prepare-NS research study to discuss children and adults experiences with swelling.

Background and objective From this April, there was a COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. The first fatal case of pediatric COVID-19 encephalitis was reported on April 19, 2022 and fatal fulminant cerebral edema in other 4 children with COVID-19 encephalitis was reported within 1 month from Taiwan CDC registry. To date, around 700,000 children got COVID-19 recently. Several children developed MIS-C (multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children)-related shock about 2-6 weeks after COVID-19. Since both COVID-19 associated encephalopathy/ encephalitis and MIS-C are life-threatening, it is urgent to delineate its prognostic biomarker, host genetic factors, immunopathogenesis and viral pathogenesis. Methods Pediatricians will enroll cases of both COVID-19 associated encephalopathy/ encephalitis and MIS-C from several hospitals and medical centers. Their clinical manifestations, lab findings, severity and outcomes will be collected. Clinical assessment of all the systems will be performed. Blood, nasopharyngeal swab and stool will be collected at acute, subacute and convalescent stages for whole exome sequencing, immunopathogenesis including chemokine/cytokine, T/B lymphocyte subset, SARS-CoV2 specific Ab/T/B cell, T and B cell repertoire, viral pathogenesis including multiple viral detection, persistence of fecal SARS-COVID-2 as well as respiratory and gut microbiota. We will establish the animal models for COVID-19 associated encephalopathy/encephalitis and MIS-C, based on the K18-hACE2 or R26R-AGP mouse models established in NTU animal center. Moreover, specific viral or host factors involved in regulating the pathogenesis and immune responses can be investigated, to optimize the protocol for further improvement of the animal models and also to help identify the putative therapeutic targets. Expected results We will delineate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of COVID-19 associated encephalopathy and encephalitis, the role of immune, virology, genetics mechanism in pathophysiology, and will optimize the treatment algorithm based on the result of this study. We also expect that the important biomarkers and risk factors associated with clinical outcome and severity, the immunopathogenesis of MIS-C, host genetic factors and the viral pathogenesis and microbiota associated with MIS-C will be found.

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome (LNS) is a genetic disorder that results in a deficit in the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) enzyme, which affects purine metabolism. It is a genetic disorder that is carried by an X-linked recessive gene. LNS has 3 typical symptoms. These are increased uric acid, neurological symptoms and behavioral disorders. Dystonia is often seen among its neurological manifestations. Signs of primidal and extraprimidal system can be seen. It is very important to create the syndrome-specific physiotherapy program. In order to achieve this, evaluations based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model are valuable in terms of showing the right way in the management of the disease.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the accessibility of beauty products for individuals with upper extremity disabilities. By examining various factors such as packaging design, product applicators, and ease of use, this research aims to identify barriers faced by individuals with upper extremity disabilities or visual deficits when using beauty products. The study seeks to provide insights and recommendations for improving the accessibility of beauty products, ultimately promoting inclusivity and enhancing the overall beauty experience for individuals with disabilities.

This study will use electromyography and nerve conduction studies to evaluate median nerve function during the Phalen's wrist flexion test in different wrist positions.

This is an observational study to investigate the electromyographic (EMG) activity and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) of healthy individuals during the Tinel's Sign performed at different wrist positions. The study aims to identify the wrist position that best isolates median nerve activity during the Tinel's Sign.

The aim of our study is to determine the relationship between disease severity and sleep quality in CTS patients and to compare the findings with healthy controls.

The Munich cohort study MUC-CFS aims at the characterization and long-term follow-up of myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in young people aged up to 25 years, as well as at the identification of pathomechanisms, biomarkers, and targets for future treatment approaches.

To evaluate the validity of lung ultrasound compared to CT chest and chest radiograph for diagnosis of ARDS and prediction of successful weaning from mechanical ventilation in those patients compared to traditional methods.

The Radiologically Isolated Syndrome (RIS) corresponds to the discovery of white matter (WM) abnormalities suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS) by their location, size, and appearance, on the brain or spinal cord Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). This imaging is performed for a reason other than for suspicion of demyelinating disease in subjects without a history of neurological symptoms and a strict routine clinical neurological examination. It was defined and named in 2009 (Okuda et al.) after publishing 3 case series (French, USA, Turkey). The Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Consortium (RISC) published a cohort of subjects with an extended follow-up after the first brain MRI of MS, with 34% presenting an event (clinical conversion) at five years, 51.2 % of these subjects showed an event at ten years. The patients who offer a higher risk of developing a first clinical demyelinating event were identified such as male sex, young age, the presence of oligoclonal bands (BOCs) in the Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), the presence of infratentorial lesions and spinal cord lesions on the first MRI suggestive of RIS. The location and morphology of the lesions appear to be decisive for studying the risk of conversion. Our first objective is to prospectively collect data to identify the subjects who present a higher risk of developing a first clinical demyelinating event and the progression of the disease in these subjects. Among the objectives of this worldwide cohort is the analysis of (1) environmental factors (Vit D, EBV, tobacco…), (2) MRI biomarkers, including atrophy, central veins signs, paramagnetic rings, and DTI. (3) digital biomarkers (4) oculography (5) biological markers To summarize, this cohort will allow for analyzing features in imaging, biology and the exploration of digital and oculographic characteristics to identify predictive factors of clinical evolution of a large cohort of subjects presenting WM abnormalities suggestive of multiple sclerosis.