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Myasthenia GravisNCT05888558

Screening of Serum Exosomal miRNA as a Biomarker for Ocular Muscle Myasthenia Gravis

An observational study of Myasthenia Gravis, run by First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University at 1 site in China.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Ocular muscle myasthenia gravis (Ocular Myasthenia Gravis, OMG) has a high incidence and is difficult to diagnose. It is very necessary to find specific diagnostic indicators for OMG. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 50 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Myasthenia Gravis
What is being tested?
Body fluid diagnosis
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
160 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
4 Jul 2023to 31 May 2024
How long will I take part?
3 Months
Phase
Observational
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 to 50 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Study population: People within age 18-50 years old who is diagnosed with OMG,GMG or healthy people.

Who may be able to join

  • Clinical manifestations: fluctuating myasthenia;
  • neostigmine test positive; ③ AChR-Ab, Musk-Ab, LRP4-Ab antibodies positive; ④repetitive nerve stimulation or single fiber EMG Positive (comply with the first one of the above diagnostic criteria and any one of the other three, and at the same time exclude ophthalmoplegia caused by other diseases, the diagnosis can be confirmed).

Who cannot join

  • ①Combined with other autoimmune diseases or other inflammatory diseases; ②Patients with tumorous diseases;
  • Received targeted biologics, intravenous gamma globulin, plasma exchange therapy within three months before treatment; ④Pregnancy Status or lactation

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Screening of Serum Exosomal miRNA as a Biomarker for Ocular Muscle Myasthenia

Ocular muscle myasthenia gravis (Ocular Myasthenia Gravis, OMG) has a high incidence and is difficult to diagnose. It is very necessary to find specific diagnostic indicators for OMG. By collecting peripheral blood of OMG, systemic myasthenia gravis and healthy people, extract miRNAs derived from exosomes in the serum and perform high-throughput sequencing, then use bioinformatics analysis methods to screen specifically expressed miRNAs as biomarkers for OMG diagnosis .

Read the detailed description

Part I: (1) Collect peripheral blood samples from patients with early-onset OMG, early-onset GMG and healthy subjects of age and sex matched who have been diagnosed for the first time and have not undergone any drug treatment. There are 6 cases in each group. Extract the secretion miRNA in serum and conduct high-throughput sequencing. Analyze and compare the differential expression miRNAs between OMG, GMG and healthy control groups by edgeR. The standard of differential expression is set as | logFC |>1, p<0.05. Use miRTarBase, TargetScan, and miRDB to predict target genes for differentially expressed miRNAs. Conduct GO enrichment and KEGG signaling pathway analysis on target genes. The STRING tool is used to construct the target gene protein interaction network (PPI). According to the importance of the target gene calculated by the maximum population concentration ratio (MCC) method, the top ten genes (hub genes) are selected and analyzed.

(2) Randomly collect peripheral blood samples from patients with early-onset OMG, early-onset GMG, and age-matched healthy subjects, with 10 samples in each group. The differentially expressed miRNAs obtained during the sequencing phase were validated using real-time fluorescence quantification (RT-qPCR). Construct a receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) curve to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of the identified miRNA.

Being tested
Body fluid diagnosis
Keywords
Ocular myasthenia gravis;, miRNA, exosomes
Medical subject headings
Myasthenia Gravis

What participants receive

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

  • Body fluid diagnosisDevice

    miRNAs derived from exosomes in the serum

Study groups in NCT05888558
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Ocular myasthenia gravis groupOcular myasthenia gravis,age between 18-50 years old
Receives: Device: Body fluid diagnosis
General myasthenia gravis groupGeneral myasthenia gravis,age between 18-50 years old
Receives: Device: Body fluid diagnosis
Healthy control grouppeople who are healthy without any systemic diseases,18-50 years old
Receives: Device: Body fluid diagnosis

What is being measured

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

  1. A specific miRNA maybe miR-340-5p,miR-106b-5p or miR-27a-3p is a biological marker for diagnosis of OMG

    find some specific miRNA to diagnose OMG.

    Measured: 12,2022

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Jun 2023
  2. Study start4 Jul 2023 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Mar 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 May 2024 (estimated)

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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
Observational
Observational model
Case crossover
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
160 participants (estimated)
Target duration
3 Months
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05888558
Sponsor's protocol ID
2021.11JinanU
Status last verified
May 2023
First submitted
4 Nov 2021
Last updated
5 Jun 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Myasthenia Gravis, run by First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University at 1 site in China.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Jun 2023. 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 China. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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?

A specific miRNA maybe miR-340-5p,miR-106b-5p or miR-27a-3p is a biological marker for diagnosis of OMG (time frame: 12,2022). 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 5 Jun 2023.

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