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Vasculitis, CNSNCT03166319

Vessel Wall Imaging for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Central Nervous System (CNS) Vasculitis

A study testing MRI, including intracranial vessel wall imaging in people with Vasculitis, CNS and Vasculitis, Cerebral, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This is a prospective pilot study to determine the utility of MRI and high resolution intracranial vessel wall imaging for the diagnosis and disease activity assessment of intracranial vasculitis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Vasculitis, CNS, Vasculitis, Cerebral
What is being tested?
MRI, including intracranial vessel wall imaging
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
15 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
24 Jul 2017to 24 Nov 2020
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The patient is determined to have suspected PACNS upon evaluation by a neurologist or rheumatologist or may have an established diagnosis of PACNS of any duration as determined by a neurologist or rheumatologist.
  • Ability to undergo routine clinical testing, including lumbar puncture performed for PACNS to exclude potential alternative diagnoses (for initial suspected cases).
  • Ability to provide informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Less than 18 years of age.
  • Any absolute contraindication to 3 Tesla MRI.
  • Any absolute contraindication to gadolinium.
  • Contraindication to lumbar puncture such as severe coagulopathy.
  • High risk carotid atherosclerotic plaque defined as either greater than 70% stenosis or known high risk plaque features such as intra-plaque hemorrhage.
  • Medium or high risk factors for cardioembolic stroke based on the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) criteria.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55902

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About this study

Official title: The Utility of Intracranial Vessel Wall Imaging for Suspected CNS Vasculitis Diagnosis and Assessment of Disease Activity.

This is a prospective pilot study to determine the utility of MRI and high resolution intracranial vessel wall imaging for the diagnosis and disease activity assessment of intracranial vasculitis.

Read the detailed description

This study will evaluate patients with suspected primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS), recruited during initial work-up by our multi-disciplinary team. Given the low incidence of CNS vasculitis and the fact that some patients are routed to a quaternary care center after initial work-up and diagnosis, evaluation of both groups will be useful to maximize the number of participants evaluated and to provide a representative sample of patients typically treated. During the study, participants will ultimately be deemed to have;

  1. A specific clinical and pathologic subtype of PACNS,
  2. PACNS not otherwise specified (NOS) without pathologic or clinical proof of a specific subtype, or
  3. An alternative diagnosis other than PACNS.

Patients will undergo a standardized imaging and clinical examination at presentation and at pre-defined follow-up periods. Imaging examinations will include an MRI of the head, standard magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) of the head, and intracranial vessel wall imaging without and with IV gadolinium. Patients will receive up to 4 imaging examinations at predefined intervals as part of this study. MRI/MRA/Vessel wall features will be evaluated by 2 neuroradiologists. Imaging findings will be correlated to clinical and any available laboratory or pathologic data. The target accrual is 10 patients for this pilot study.

Being tested
MRI, including intracranial vessel wall imaging
Medical subject headings
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • MRI, including intracranial vessel wall imagingDiagnostic test

    MRI/MRA/intracranial high-resolution vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI)

Study groups in NCT03166319
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Suspected CNS VasculitisExperimentalPatients with suspected CNS vasculitis will undergo an MRI, including intracranial vessel wall imaging.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: MRI, including intracranial vessel wall imaging

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Subjects with Diagnosis of Stroke

    Clinical or MRI evidence of stroke on follow-up exam.

    Measured: Approximately 5 months after baseline

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 May 2017
  2. Study start24 Jul 2017
  3. Primary completion24 Nov 2020
  4. Study completion24 Nov 2020

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Patients with suspected primary CNS vasculitis.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
15 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03166319
Sponsor's protocol ID
16-009297
Status last verified
Mar 2022
First submitted
23 May 2017
Last updated
17 Mar 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing MRI, including intracranial vessel wall imaging in people with Vasculitis, CNS and Vasculitis, Cerebral, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Mar 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Subjects with Diagnosis of Stroke (time frame: Approximately 5 months after baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Mar 2022.

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