Clinical trials: Inflammation, Brain
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
Multiple Sclerosis
Brain Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
This study will use positron emission tomography (PET) to measure a brain protein called peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) in patients with multiple sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00432900
- Testing
- [(11)C]PBR28
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Japanese Encephalitis
A Safety and Efficacy Study of Two Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines ChimeriVax™-JE and JE-VAX
The purpose of this study is to determine non-inferiority in seroconversion and to compare the safety and tolerability between ChimeriVaxTM-JE and JE-VAX to the respective homologous virus strain after completion of vaccination…
- Trial name
- NCT00314145
- Testing
- ChimeriVax™-JE, JE-VAX®
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 820 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Cognition, Gut Microbiome
The Path Study: Cognitive and Inflammation Targeted Gut-brain Interventions in Alcohol; Probiotics, Alcohol, Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation, and HIV Study
This project uses a hybrid trial design to evaluate two biomedical interventions targeting the gut-brain axis. One intervention is portable Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulator, tVNS, that is hypothesized to stimulate the…
- Trial name
- NCT05090267
- Testing
- Probiotic Supplement, Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
Autoimmune Diseases, Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Safety and Efficacy of CT103A Cells for Relapsed/Refractory Antibody-associated Inflammatory Diseases of the Nervous System
Antibody-mediated inflammatory diseases of the nervous system (also known as autoimmune diseases of the nervous system) are autoimmune diseases in which autoimmune cells and immune molecules attack the nervous system as the main…
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Diseases, Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, Myasthenia Gravis
- Trial name
- CARTinNS (NCT04561557)
- Testing
- CT103A cells, Cyclophosphamide and fludarabine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Tongji Hospital
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis
PatientSpot Formerly Known as ArthritisPower
Patient Power is a patient research network and database (registry) to collect prospective information about demographics, self-reported diagnoses and medications, and willingness to participate in research from participants with…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Gout
- Trial name
- NCT03840928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Healthy Living Foundation
Cognitive Decline
Preventing Cognitive Decline with Metformin
A randomised control study of metformin in people with mild cognitive impairment and without diabetes mellitus to determine effects on cognitive decline and neuroimaging over 3 years.
- Trial name
- MetMemory (NCT04511416)
- Testing
- Metformin XR, 500-2000mg nocte
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Cognition, Inflammation
Effects of Peanut Intake on Cognitive Functions
The study will test the effects of Peanuts on task-related brain activation and cognitive functions in older adults with memory complaints.
- Trial name
- NCT05532007
- Testing
- Peanuts, Habitual Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Brain Hemorrhage
Efficacy and Safety of Calculus Bovis Sativus (CBS) for Intracerebral Hemorrhage(CBSinICH)
The most common cause of death for Chinese patients is intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH), particularly cerebral infarction. It places a heavy burden on people, families, and society as a whole and poses considerable risks of death…
- Trial name
- NCT07080632
- Testing
- Calculus bovis sativus (CBS), Natural Calculus Bovis(NCB)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tongji Hospital
Autoimmune Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome
Characterization of Immune-response in Autoimmune Encephalitis and Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes
Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) are rare neuroimmune syndromes with a wide range of clinical presentation but without pathognomonic clinical sign facilitating the diagnosis.
- Trial name
- Car-Te-Cell (NCT05772611)
- Testing
- Genetic and immunology tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
NT-I7, a Long-Acting Recombinant IL-7 Molecule, as an Immune Reconstitution Strategy for Lymphopenia in Patients With Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Background: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a brain infection. It is caused by a virus. PML can happen in people with a weakened immune system.
- Trial name
- NCT04781309
- Testing
- NT-I7
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease
The Relationship Between Neuropsychological Testing and MRI, PET and COBRE - Project 1: AIM 2 (GE-180)
The complex pathological cascades leading to both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) involve, at various points, inflammation.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03702816
- Testing
- GE180 PET Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aaron Ritter, MD
Alzheimer Disease
NP001, Alzheimer's Disease, and Blood Markers of Inflammation
This is a Phase 1 placebo-controlled biomarker study of NP001 in individuals with Alzheimer's Disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03179501
- Testing
- NP001
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Beau Nakamoto
Hypertension, Diabetes
A Longitudinal Cohort Study to Evaluate Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease in Haiti
Investigators will establish a longitudinal cohort of ~3,000 adults >18 years in Port-au-Prince using multistage random sampling, and follow them longitudinally to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of cardiovascular disease…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes, Obesity, Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03892265
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 3,005 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Biomarker, Lipid
Shotgun Mass Spectrometry-based Lipid Profiling in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Collect blood from patients admitted for coronary angiography to tubes with heparin, centrifuge and collect plasma. This will be frozen at -80C.
- Conditions
- Biomarker, Lipid, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04786431
- Testing
- Blood collection for lipid profiling by LC-MS
- Volunteers
- 427 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Japanese Encephalitis
Comparison of Three Commercial Batches of the Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine IC51
The objective is to demonstrate equivalence of three commercial IC51 batches in terms of geometric mean titers for anti-JEV neutralizing antibody
- Trial name
- NCT00595465
- Testing
- Japanese Encephalitis purified inactivated vaccine
- Where
- 4 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 389 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Valneva Austria GmbH
Adult Patients With Suspected Meningitis and/or Encephalitis
Infections of the Central Nervous System
This study is to describe the incidence of infectious meningitis and/or encephalitis, and to analyze clinical, diagnostic and treatment characteristics of patients with suspected (and subsequently verified and not verified)…
- Trial name
- NCT03856528
- Testing
- collection of patient data
- Where
- Switzerland
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Progressive Multifocal Leucoencephalopathy (PML)
T-cell Therapy in Patients With PML
There is no approved standard treatment für progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The sponsor of the study is developing a new treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT06990087
- Testing
- Application of T-lymphocytes
- Where
- 7 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Encephalitis, Japanese B
Determining Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine When Given With Measles Vaccine
The previously conducted JEV01 study looked at the immunogenicity and safety of the concurrent administration of Japanese Live Attenuated SA 14-14-2 and measles vaccines at the one month post vaccination time point.
- Trial name
- NCT00412516
- Testing
- Live attenuated SA 14-14-2 vaccine
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 519 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH