Clinical trials: Central Nervous System Inflammation
Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease
Biomarkers of Synaptic Damage in Multiple Sclerosis
A prospective and retrospective cohort study of about five years will be performed on blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples taken for diagnostic reasons from recruited patients within the Neuromed Neurology Unit.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03217396
- Testing
- lumbar puncture
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Obesity, Morbid, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Morbid Obesity and Bariatric Surgery on Brain Inflammation, Insulin Resistance and Central Reward System
Background: Morbid obesity is associated with decreased brain µ-opioid receptor availability, possibly resulting in higher food intake needed to gain pleasure from eating.
- Trial name
- BariBrainPET (NCT05080205)
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Cognitive Impairment, Apolipoprotein E, Deficiency or Defect of
Perioperative Research Into Memory, Genomics in the Intensive Therapy Unit: Alzheimer's
The current central dogma of long-term cognitive impairment after intensive care admission suggests an underlying neuroinflammatory dysregulation affecting neuronal function.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Apolipoprotein E, Deficiency or Defect of, Critical Illness, Burns
- Trial name
- PRIMoGenITA (NCT03393130)
- Testing
- APOE genotyping
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Cerebrovascular Disease, Stroke
Genetic Studies to Identify Stroke Subtypes and Outcome
This study will characterize the gene response of the body's immune and inflammatory cells to stroke. There is a wide variation in stroke risk, stroke outcome, and response to clot-busting therapy for stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00357513
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy
Adjunctive Sedation With Dexmedetomidine for the Prevention of Severe Inflammation and Septic Encephalopathy
Septic encephalopathy (SE) is defined as acute cerebral dysfunction in patients with sepsis or septic shock. SE occurs in up to 50% of critically ill patients with sepsis and is associated with a high mortality and morbidity.
- Trial name
- ADVISE (NCT04076826)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol or Midazolam, Blood sampling
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ATA188 in Subjects With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ATA188 as a monotherapy in Parts 1 and 2, to determine the recommended Part 2 dose (RP2D) of ATA188 as monotherapy in Part 1, and to evaluate the effect of…
- Trial name
- EMBOLD (NCT03283826)
- Testing
- ATA188
- Where
- 31 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Atara Biotherapeutics
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and the Effects of Ixodes Ricinus-Contact Phase Inhibitor (Ir-CPI) in Adult Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage
The purpose of the study is to provide a first assessment of safety, tolerability and efficacy of Ir-CPI, administered on top of standard-of-care, on secondary brain injury in patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage.
- Trial name
- BIRCH (NCT05970224)
- Testing
- Ir-CPI
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Bioxodes S.A.
Streptococcus Pneumonia, Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection
Evaluation of Post Infectious Inflammatory Reaction (PIIR) Concerning Children After Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Streptococcus Pyogenes and Neisseria Meningococcus Invasive Infection
As Covid 19 manifestations that have been recently described, inflammatory manifestation have major impact in infectious disease lesions.
- Conditions
- Streptococcus Pneumonia, Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection, Neisseria Meningitides Meningitis
- Trial name
- RIPI (NCT04594785)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Parkinson's Disease With LRRK2 Mutation, Healthy Controls
Measure of Microglial Activation in the Brain of Parkinson Disease Patients With PET
There is accumulating evidence suggesting that inflammatory processes, through microglial activation, would play a key role in the neurodegenerative process of Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease With LRRK2 Mutation, Healthy Controls, Parkinson's Disease Without LRRK2 Mutation
- Trial name
- INFLAPARK (NCT02319382)
- Testing
- PET with the tracer 18F-DPA-714, PET with the tracer 11C-PE2I, MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Gaucher Disease Type I, Oxidative Stress
Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Gaucher Disease
The objective of this study is to evaluate oxidative stress and/or inflammation in patients with Gaucher disease type I using a series of biomarkers and correlate with measurements of currently used diagnostic biomarkers.
- Conditions
- Gaucher Disease Type I, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT02437396
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Encephalitis, Central Nervous System Infections and Inflammations
Brazil ICU Encephalitis Surveillance
Our proposal is to develop a sentinel syndromic surveillance strategy to identify encephalitis cases possibly related to emerging pathogens admitted to ICUs in Brazil.
- Conditions
- Encephalitis, Central Nervous System Infections and Inflammations, Intensive Care Neurological Disorder, Prognosis
- Trial name
- NCT05370573
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education
Sarcopenia
Skeletal Muscle Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and DNA Repair in Age-Related Sarcopenia
The purpose of this research study is to investigate how and why the loss of muscle mass occurs with aging. Tissue collected from young subjects will be compared to previously collected tissue from elderly subjects, as well as…
- Trial name
- NCT02116166
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Neuroinflammatory Response in Patients With ICH and IVH Treated With rtPA
This study compares the neuroinflammatory response in patients with hypertensive ICH associated with IVH treated with intraventriculary applied rtPA, and the control group.
- Conditions
- Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Brain Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03452722
- Testing
- intraventricual recombinant tissue plasminogen activator application
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rijeka
Stroke
Protecting the Brain From Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment and Dementia With Multimodal Exercise Training
The rates of cognitive decline and dementia after stroke are disproportionately high. Strategies that can protect the brain early after the stroke event could reduce the future risk of cognitive decline and dementia in these…
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT07445841)
- Testing
- Multimodal Training, Balance, Toning and Stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
HIV Associated Cognitive Motor Complex
Effect of Galantamine on Inflammation and Cognition
This study tests whether galantamine (GAL) reduces HIV-related inflammation and cognitive deficits. In this double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study, HIV-infected individuals (N=120; 60 smokers and 60 non-smokers) will be…
- Trial name
- CHI (NCT03384784)
- Testing
- Galantamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Sepsis, ARDS
Microcirculation and Oxidative Stress in Critical Ill Patients in Surgical Intensive Care Unit
As medicine advances, many lives can be saved in the intensive care unit. However, when multiple organ failure occurs, the mortality rate of patients increases dramatically.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, ARDS, Liver Failure, Renal Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00808691
- Testing
- Critical care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Headache Disorders
Assessment of Inflammation in Primary Headaches
Headache is the most common neurological complaint accounting for % 1 to % 4 in the emergency department (ED).Every year, nearly one million people with headache attacks have been consulted by healthcare professionals at the…
- Trial name
- NCT04891848
- Testing
- inflammation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Epidemiology of Vascular Inflammation & Atherosclerosis
To investigate the relationship of vascular cell phenotypes to atherosclerosis.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT00087893
- Volunteers
- 931 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Shock, Septic, Pituitary Dysfunction
Pituitary Function After Recovery From Septic Shock Among ICU Survivors
Prolonged circulatory shock is associated with marked disturbances in vascular supply to the brain, and endothelial dysfunction which can lead to disseminated intravascular coagulation and microvascular thrombosis.
- Conditions
- Shock, Septic, Pituitary Dysfunction, Hypopituitarism
- Trial name
- NCT05990491
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson Disease Before and After Medication and Rehabilitation Treatment
In this three-year project, our research teams are going to consecutively explore these important clinical, drug and physical rehabilitation treatment effects, noradrenergic network, autonomic dysfunction and microRNA signalling…
- Trial name
- NCT02672943
- Testing
- Rehabilitation treatment, non-rehabilitation treatment
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital