Clinical trials: Central Nervous System Inflammation, open to volunteers
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
Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Alzheimer Dementia (AD)
Targeting Neuroinflammation as a Contributing Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Dementia and Related Dementias
This study is being done to research the usefulness of PET/CT imaging for measuring brain inflammation and its relation to Alzheimer's Disease Dementia and related dementias.
- Trial name
- NCT04786223
- Testing
- C-11 ER-176, Blood Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Val Lowe
Mucopolysaccharidoses, Progressive Pseudorheumatoid Dysplasia
Pediatric Arthropathy Beyond Inflammation: Clinical Spectrum and Diagnostic Approach at Assiut University Children Hospital
To identify the most common underlying causes of non-inflammatory arthropathy in children presenting to Assiut University Children Hospital for through clinical evaluation, laboratory testing, and imaging, in order to improve…
- Conditions
- Mucopolysaccharidoses, Progressive Pseudorheumatoid Dysplasia, Farber Disease, Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Trial name
- NCT07173010
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Acute Ischemic Stroke, Cerebral Infarction
Safely Quenching Complement in Stroke Survivors
This study will include adults (ages 18-80) who have had a stroke caused by a large blood clot blocking blood flow in the brain.
- Trial name
- SUCCESS (NCT07495722)
- Testing
- Pegcetacoplan Injection [Empaveli]
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Parkinson Disease (PD)
Changes in Movement, Fitness, and Quality of Life in People With Parkinson's Disease After Different Exercise Programs
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological condition that can affect movement, balance, endurance, and overall quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07221266
- Testing
- Guided Cycling, Non-Contact Boxing, Traditional Physical Therapy Program (Standard of Care)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Tofacitinib in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, of which motor-neuron's degeneration may be associated with neuroinflammation.
- Trial name
- TALENT (NCT06689982)
- Testing
- Tofacitinib tablets
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Intermediate AMD
A Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a New Light Combination Therapy Addressing Intermediate AMD
The proposed clinical investigation wants primary to validate the safety of the innovative light therapy approach and in second priority provide insight and confirmations on therapeutic effect.
- Trial name
- retinaSEES-PoC (NCT06557369)
- Testing
- reSEES
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Oculox Technologies SA
Alzheimer Disease, Old Age; Dementia
Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer Disease and Neuro-injury to Estimate the Association With Cognitive/Functional Decline and Mortality in a Real-world Population of GERiatric Hospitalized Patients (BAD-GER)
The BAD-GER study is a multicenter, prospective, three-arm observational study serving to validate a prognostic biomarker algorithm for mortality and hospital readmission; this algorithm will be developed through the…
- Trial name
- BAD-GER (NCT07435467)
- Testing
- collection of blood samples
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Microbiome in Aging of Gut and Brain
The Microbiome in Aging Gut and Brain (MiaGB) Study is an observational study designed to examine whether differences in the microorganisms living in the gut and mouth are associated with cognitive health and cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease (AD), Dementia
- Trial name
- MiaGB (NCT07799402)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Carotid Artery Plaque
[18F]AlF-NOTA-octreotide PET/MRI in Carotid Artery Disease
This clinical trial aims to evaluate whether [¹⁸F]AlF-OC PET/MRI can characterize and quantify inflammation in carotid atherosclerotic plaques.
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Carotid Artery Plaque, Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Carotid Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT07104487
- Testing
- [18F]AlF-OC
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Parkinson Disease (PD)
L-THEANINE AND MEDITERRANEAN DIET ON RBD, GI FUNCTION, AND INFLAMMATION IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder associated with severe dopaminergic neuron loss in the substantia nigra pars compacta.
- Trial name
- NCT07682532
- Testing
- Dietary Supplement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Elbow Dislocation, Elbow Fractures
Neuro-Inflammation in Extremity Trauma: Risk Verification in Elbow Trauma: The NERVE Study
The primary goal of this proposal is to improve the understanding of the mechanisms causing persistent pain and disability in elbow fracture patients and their associated functional limitations.
- Conditions
- Elbow Dislocation, Elbow Fractures, Inflammation Biomarkers, TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NERVE (NCT07259382)
- Testing
- Biomarkers evaluation
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Biomarkers, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Predictive BioMArkers of AlTERed NeurologicAL Trajectories Consequent to PrenataL InflammatorY Insults
Inflammation during pregnancy represents an important risk factor for the development of neuropsychiatric disorders in the offspring.
- Conditions
- Biomarkers, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Inflammation, Brain
- Trial name
- MATERNALLY (NCT06852703)
- Testing
- Infection during pregnancy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Central Nervous System Inflammation, MOG-IgG Associated Disease
Azathioprine in MOGAD
MOG-IgG associated disease (MOGAD) is a rare inflammatory disease of the central nervous system recently described. Initially reported as monophasic, data from incident cohorts suggests that around 50% of adult patients with…
- Trial name
- MOGwAI (NCT05349006)
- Testing
- Azathioprine
- Where
- 17 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Bloodstream Infections, Central Nervous System Infections
INfectious DIsease REgistry BIObank
Prospective observational study designed to describe the clinical, laboratory, imaging, microbiological characteristics and treatment of specific infectious diseases, with the addition of a dedicated biobank.
- Conditions
- Bloodstream Infections, Central Nervous System Infections, Bone and Joint Infections, Endovascular Infections
- Trial name
- INDI-REBIO (NCT06418048)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy
Human Albumin Infusion in Liver Cirrhosis and Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (HACHE)
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a severe complication of decompensated cirrhosis, is characterized as neurocognitive dysfunction. Emerging evidence suggests the potential role of human albumin infusion for the treatment of HE, but…
- Trial name
- NCT06483737
- Testing
- Human albumin infusion at a modified dosage, Human albumin infusion at a routine dosage, Lactulose
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region
Stroke, Ischemic, Inflammation
MR Evidence of Cardiac Inflammation Post-Stroke
The present study is an investigator initiated, single-centre, prospective, proof-of-concept cohort study aiming to enroll 44 patients with acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) ischemic stroke, involving the right (n=22) and left…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic, Inflammation, Myocardial Injury
- Trial name
- MIRACLE (NCT05714618)
- Testing
- Gadolinium-enhanced cardiac MRI, B Natriuretic Peptide, Systemic inflammatory markers
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Luciano A. Sposato
Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Mesenchymal Stem Cell
Stem Cell Therapy for Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a common condition with high morbidity, mortality, and disability. The current treatments for ICH primarily include surgical and pharmacological interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT06862388
- Testing
- Device: Phase Ⅰ Dose Level 1, Device: Phase Ⅰ Dose Level 2, Device: Phase Ⅰ Dose Level 3
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Tang Zhouping
Stroke Acute
Study of Inflammatory Cells in the Blood and Cerebral Thrombus of Patients Affected by Cerebral Ischemia
This is an observational, prospective and retrospective, single-center study of thrombotic material and blood samples obtained from patients undergoing mechanical endovascular thrombectomy for ischemic stroke caused by large…
- Trial name
- ClotBioInsight (NCT07033988)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Endothelial Dysfunction, Vascular Diseases
SGC Stimulation, Perioperative Vascular Reactivity, and Organ Injury in Cardiac Surgery
The goal of this mechanistic clinical trial is to learn about the effects of medications called soluble guanylyl cyclase stimulators on vascular function and markers of kidney and brain injury in patients having heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Vascular Diseases, Kidney Injury, Brain Disease
- Trial name
- SOLSTICE (NCT05812755)
- Testing
- Vericiguat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center