Clinical trials: Autoimmune Encephalitis
Autoimmune Encephalitis (AE), Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
OPM- MEG in Non-immune And iMmune-medIated Neurological Disease
Over the past 20 years, doctors have gotten much better at spotting and treating brain conditions caused by the immune system attacking the body. These include illnesses like autoimmune encephalitis, ADEM, and multiple sclerosis.
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Encephalitis (AE), Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- O-MEG-A-MIND (NCT07689682)
- Testing
- OPM- Magnetoencephalography
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aston University
NMDAR Autoimmune Encephalitis, LGI1 Autoimmune Encephalitis
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Pharmacodynamics (PD) of Satralizumab in Participants With Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartic Acid Receptor (NMDAR) or Anti-leucine-rich Glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) Encephalitis
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, PK, and PD of satralizumab in participants with NMDAR and LGI1 encephalitis.
- Trial name
- Cielo (NCT05503264)
- Testing
- Satralizumab
- Where
- 56 sites in United States, Argentina and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Autoimmune Encephalitis (AE)
Plasma Exchange in Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis
The aim of the study will be to compare the efficacy of daily plasma exchange (PLEX) versus alternate-day PLEX in achieving a favorable functional outcome in children with autoimmune encephalitis.
- Trial name
- PE/AIE (NCT07707739)
- Testing
- Plasma exchange (PE)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Menoufia University
Autoimmune Encephalitis, Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis
Clinical Evaluation of a Novel DAB Chromogenic Tissue-Based Assay for Detecting Anti-GABABR Antibodies
This multicenter, blinded, cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the clinical performance of a novel DAB chromogenic tissue-based assay (TBA) for detecting anti-GABAB receptor (anti-GABABR) antibodies.
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Encephalitis, Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis, Anti-GABABR Encephalitis
- Trial name
- GREAT (NCT07858175)
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Autoimmune Encephalitis (AE)
A Study to Learn About How Well the Medicine Efgartigimod Works to Treat Autoimmune Encephalitis In Children 12 Years or Older and Adults
The POLARIS study is designed to evaluate how well efgartigimod PH20 SC may work (called "efficacy") and how safe it is for people diagnosed with Autoimmune Encephalitis (AIE).
- Trial name
- Polaris (NCT07583641)
- Testing
- Efgartigimod PH20 (ARGX-113) SC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- argenx
Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
MUSic Therapy In Complex Specialist Neurorehabilitation
Aim: Investigate whether patients undergoing specialist rehabilitation after complex neurological injury show different functional outcomes if music therapy is included in their rehabilitation program compared to usual care.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Traumatic Brain Injury, Tumor, Brain
- Trial name
- MUSICS (NCT05777499)
- Testing
- Music Therapy, Control Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Autoimmune Encephalitis, LGI1 Encephalitis
Relapse and Functional Outcomes in Anti-LGI1 Encephalitis
This study focuses on a rare brain disease called anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) encephalitis. In this condition, the body's immune system mistakenly attacks a protein in the brain, which can cause problems with…
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Encephalitis, LGI1 Encephalitis, Limbic Encephalitis
- Trial name
- NCT07722286
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Shen Chun-Hong
Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis
Safety and Efficacy of Combined B Cell Depleting theRapy And Daratumumab In Autoimmune Encephalitis
Autoimmune encephalitis is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that targets neuronal autoantigens. Anti-neuronal autoantibodies are produced in patients, with anti-NMDAR antibody being the most common.Anti-NMDAR…
- Trial name
- RADIA (NCT06867991)
- Testing
- Ofatumumab combined with daratumumab, Ofatumumab, Repeated intravenous immunoglobulin/plasma exchange therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The First People's Hospital of Changzhou
Psychosis, Autoimmune Encephalitis
IVIG and Rituximab in Antibody-associated Psychosis - SINAPPS2
A randomised phase II double-blinded placebo-controlled trial designed to explore the utility of immunotherapy for patients with acute psychosis associated with anti-neuronal membranes (NMDA-receptor or Voltage Gated Potassium…
- Trial name
- SINAPPS2 (NCT03194815)
- Testing
- Intravenous immunoglobulin, Rituximab
- Where
- 10 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Autoimmune Encephalitis
FDG-PET in the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Encephalitis
The goal of this retrospective observational study is to compare brain fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) of patients with autoimmune encephalitis, normal controls and patients with Alzheimer's disease…
- Trial name
- PEA (NCT06019975)
- Testing
- FDG-PET
- Where
- 6 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Autoimmune Disease, Neurologic Autoimmune Disease
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Neurologic Autoimmune Diseases
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan together with antithymocyte globulin before a stem cell transplant works in treating patients with autoimmune neurologic…
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Disease, Neurologic Autoimmune Disease, Autologous Transplant Autoimmune, Multiple Sclerosis Transplant
- Trial name
- NCT00716066
- Testing
- Anti-Thymocyte Globulin, Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Carmustine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS
Unhide® Project: A Digital Health Platform to Collect Lifestyle Data for Brain Inflammation Research
The unhide® Project is a non-interventional, longitudinal research study designed to establish a secure data repository of demographic, health, and lifestyle information from individuals with brain inflammation and related…
- Conditions
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS, Rheumatic Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
- Trial name
- NCT04806620
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Inflammation Collaborative
Autoimmune Encephalitis, Early-stage Panencephalitis
Monitoring of Outcomes of Cellular and Exosome-based Therapies in Autoinflammatory and Post-infectious Neuroinflammatory Syndromes
This is a prospective, non-randomized, observational registry study evaluating the clinical outcomes of patients with autoimmune or post-infectious neuroinflammatory syndromes receiving stem cell-derived biologics (including…
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Encephalitis, Early-stage Panencephalitis, Neuroinflammatory Demyelination
- Trial name
- NCT07145502
- Testing
- Allogeneic MSC infusions (IV)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Biocells Medical
Epilepsy, Encephalitis Autoimmune
Neural Autoantibody Prevalence in New-onset Focal Seizures of Unknown Etiology
Seizure is one of the most common symptoms in autoimmune encephalitis with neuronal surface-mediated antibodies. Interestingly, some patients may exhibit new-onset seizures as the initial manifestation without fulminant sign of…
- Trial name
- NCT06388161
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Shen Chun-Hong
NMDAR Autoimmune Encephalitis, LGI1 Antibody Associated Encephalitis
Medium-term Effects of Treatments in Autoimmune Encephalitis
Autoimmune encephalitides are severe neurological disorders requiring urgent treatment, even though there is no standard guideline by lack of empirical evidence.
- Conditions
- NMDAR Autoimmune Encephalitis, LGI1 Antibody Associated Encephalitis, CASPR2-Antibody, IgLON5
- Trial name
- META (NCT07133113)
- Testing
- We aim to assess the clinical response to the treatment initiation protocols most commonly used in autoimmune encephalitis (first-line, first-line with rituximab, dual immunosuppression).
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Autoimmune Encephalitis, Encephalitis
The ExTINGUISH Trial of Inebilizumab in NMDAR Encephalitis
Determine the difference in the modified Rankin score at 16 weeks in participants with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis treated with "first-line" immunomodulatory therapies provided as standard-of-care, and…
- Trial name
- ExTINGUISH (NCT04372615)
- Testing
- Inebilizumab
- Where
- 39 sites in United States, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Autoimmune Encephalitis
CPI Combination Therapy for Autoimmune Encephalitis
Corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and plasma exchange (PE) are the first-line therapies for autoimmune encephalitis (AE) patients, but optimal first-line treatment strategy for different AE patients remains…
- Trial name
- CPI (NCT03542279)
- Testing
- Plasma exchange (PE), intravenous immunmoglobulin (IVIG), intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Autoimmune Encephalitis
A Multicentric Cohort of Autoimmune Encephalitis
This study aims to establish an autoimmune encephalitis cohort and observe the prognosis of patients with different subtypes and subgroups (e.g. epilepsy subgroup and teratoma subgroup ).
- Trial name
- NCT06760091
- Testing
- baseline data collection and follow-up
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Severe Autoimmune Encephalitis
Risk Prediction Model for Severe Autoimmune Encephalitis
A prospective study aims to establish a multicenter clinical diagnosis and treatment database for patients with autoimmune encephalitis (AE).
- Trial name
- NCT06697678
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Optic Neuritis, Transverse Myelitis
Swiss Pediatric Inflammatory Brain Disease Registry (Swiss-Ped-IBrainD)
The Swiss-Ped-IBrainD is a national patient registry that collects information on diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and follow-up of pediatric patients with an inflammatory brain disease in Switzerland.
- Conditions
- Optic Neuritis, Transverse Myelitis, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT05017142
- Where
- 13 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern