Clinical trials: Central Nervous System Vasculitis
CNS Vasculitis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Intracranial Vasculopathies
The aims of this study are to optimize MR imaging and MR angiography sequences and image reconstruction for 3T magnetic resonance imaging system scanners, which are already used in the clinical environment on patients with or…
- Trial name
- VWI (NCT03032809)
- Testing
- Vessel Wall MR imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Giant Cell Arteritis, Optic Ischaemic Neuropathy
Efficacy of Tocilizumab for the Treatment of Acute AION Related to GCA
AION is the main cause of blindness in patients with GCA. High dose steroid is the reference treatment of this condition, but medical unmet need remains.
- Trial name
- TOCIAION (NCT04239196)
- Testing
- tocilizumab and IV steroids combination, IV steroids combination alone
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts
Glomerulonephritis Acute
Urinary T Cell Biomarker for Prediction in ANCA Glomerulonephritis
Urinary T lymphocytes may be predictive for clinical outcome in patients with ANCA associated glomerulonephritis (ANCA GN). The investigators hypothesize that the amount of CD4+ effector/memory T cells in urine at time of…
- Trial name
- NCT04320667
- Testing
- Flow cytometry analysis of urine samples
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous, Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid
Phase Ib Study of SC Milatuzumab in SLE
Milatuzumab will be given subcutaneously at different dose levels once (depending on the dose level) for 4 weeks to determine if milatuzumab helps to control lupus (SLE).
- Conditions
- Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous, Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
- Trial name
- NCT01845740
- Testing
- milatuzumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Perfusion, and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Neuropsychiatric Lupus
The purpose of this study is to determine if three functional Magnetic Resonance brain imaging techniques: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy(MRS),Magnetic Resonance perfusion, and Diffusion Tensor Imaging(DTI) can detect brain…
- Trial name
- NCT00730002
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA), Magnetic resonance imaging, MRA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
ANCA Associated Vasculitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis
Hydroxychloroquine in ANCA Vasculitis Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to find out whether hydroxychloroquine, in addition to background treatments, reduces disease activity in patients with Anti-Neutrophilic Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies (ANCA) Vasculitis, a group of…
- Conditions
- ANCA Associated Vasculitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Wegener Granulomatosis
- Trial name
- HAVEN (NCT04316494)
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Where
- 18 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Takayasu's Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis
Carotid Artery Neovascularization in Takayasu's and Giant Cell Arteritis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of contrast enhanced carotid ultrasound to serve as an indicator of disease activity in patients with Takayasu's arteritis or Giant Cell arteritis and to determine if patients…
- Conditions
- Takayasu's Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis, Arteritis, Vasculitis
- Trial name
- NCT01795456
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Vasculitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis
Alemtuzumab for ANCA Associated Refractory Vasculitis
Overview: This open label, randomized, multi-centre study will enroll and treat 24 patients with refractory AAV. Aims: To determine the clinical response and severe adverse event rates associated with alemtuzumab therapy among…
- Conditions
- Vasculitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis, Wegener's
- Trial name
- ALEVIATE (NCT01405807)
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Aortitis, Cutaneous Vasculitis
VCRC Tissue Repository
The purpose of this study is to collect existing tissue specimens from subjects enrolled in Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) studies.
- Conditions
- Aortitis, Cutaneous Vasculitis, Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis, Giant Cell Arteritis
- Trial name
- NCT02967068
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Spondylarthritis
Study of the Association Between Sacroiliitis/Axial Spondylarthritis and Giant Cell Arteritis/ Polymyalgia Rheumatica
The purpose of the study is to recruit as many patients as possible presenting with sacroiliitis or authentic axial spondylarthritis and giant cell arteritis.
- Conditions
- Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Spondylarthritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Trial name
- SAGE PPR (NCT07394478)
- Testing
- Description of population
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital NOVO
Giant Cell Arteritis
A Study to Evaluate Guselkumab for the Treatment of Participants With New-onset or Relapsing Giant Cell Arteritis
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of guselkumab compared to placebo, in combination with a 26-week glucocorticoid (GC) taper regimen, in adult participants with new-onset or relapsing giant cell…
- Trial name
- THEIA (NCT04633447)
- Testing
- Guselkumab
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Adrenal Insufficiency, Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Effect of Supplemental Hydrocortisone During Stress in Prednisolone-induced Adrenal Insufficiency
In this double-blinded randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial, the aim is to determine the effect of supplemental hydrocortisone compared with placebo during mild to moderate physical or mental stress on health related…
- Conditions
- Adrenal Insufficiency, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Giant Cell Arteritis
- Trial name
- RESCUE (NCT05435781)
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Marianne Christina Klose
Giant Cell Arteritis, Takayasu Arteritis
PET Imaging of Giant Cell and Takayasu Arteritis
While 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is often included in the diagnostic work-up of patients with large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), 18F-FDG lacks specificity for inflammatory cells and has…
- Trial name
- PITA (NCT04071691)
- Testing
- PET-MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
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
Wegener Granulomatosis, Microscopic Polyangiitis
Vasculitis Illness Perception (VIP) Study
The purpose of this study is to learn about how patients with vasculitis think about their illness and to assess to what extent patient perceptions of illness are associated with physical, mental, and social functioning
- Conditions
- Wegener Granulomatosis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Trial name
- NCT02190916
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 707 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Giant Cell Arteritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous Secukinumab in Patients With GCA or PMR
This study will examine how intravenous (i.v.) Secukinumab will be processed in the body (pharmacokinetics [PK]) and whether it will be safe and tolerable after multiple doses of i.v.
- Trial name
- NCT06130540
- Testing
- Secukinumab
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Czechia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis
Low-dose Glucocorticoid Vasculitis Induction Study
Previous reports suggested conventional immunosuppressants such as cyclophosphamide could not reduce glucocorticoid dose in remission induction in ANCA-associated vasculitis because of lower remission rate and higher relapse…
- Conditions
- Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Wegener Granulomatosis
- Trial name
- LoVAS (NCT02198248)
- Testing
- Rituximab, Glucocorticoids
- Where
- 17 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Chiba University
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch, Graft Versus Host Disease
Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Life Threatening Autoimmune Diseases
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether there is prompt engraftment after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation using filgrastim (G-CSF) mobilization in patients with life threatening autoimmune diseases. II.
- Conditions
- Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch, Graft Versus Host Disease, Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune, Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT00006055
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Fairview University Medical Center
Giant Cell Arteritis, Vasculitis
FDG Digital PET/CT as First Line Investigation for Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) causes inflammation of the arteries and can lead to serious complications such as blindness, necessitating rapid diagnosis and treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT05000138
- Testing
- FDG PET/CT
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
Giant Cell Arteritis, Temporal Arteritis
Early Temporal Dynamics of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter After Therapy in GCA
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an inflammatory disease of large and medium arteries that can cause irreversible vision loss. Glucocorticoids (GCs) rapidly suppress inflammation, but diagnostic imaging tests such as temporal artery…
- Conditions
- Giant Cell Arteritis, Temporal Arteritis, Optic Nerve Diseases, Diagnosis
- Trial name
- SONIC-TIME (NCT07508514)
- Testing
- Optic Nerve Sheath Ultrasound, Temporal artery ultrasound, Bloodwork : CRP and ESR
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Integre Universitaire de Sante et Services Sociaux du Nord de l'ile de Montreal