Clinical trials: Neurofilament Light Chain
Stroke
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Post-stroke Patients on Neuromotor Recovery
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) can influence the secondary neurodegeneration observed after a stroke (assessed based on serum…
- Trial name
- NCT05821816
- Testing
- tDCS, Conventional rehabilitative treatment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurofilament Light Chain ,Chitinase-3 Like-1 Proteins and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune neurodegenerative disease characterized by demyelination and neurodegeneration of the central nervous system (CNS) .
- Trial name
- NCT05451069
- Testing
- Neurofilament Light Chain ,Chitinase-3 Like-1 Protein Levels and Tolerogenic plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
A Study of a Blood Marker in Newborns With Brain Injury Caused by Lack of Oxygen at Birth
Perinatal asphyxia is a significant health problem with an incidence of 1 to 8 per 1,000 live births and can lead to serious morbidity and mortality during the neonatal period.
- Trial name
- NCT07292220
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mustafa Gürkan
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease
Neurofilament Light Chain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
This study assesses the performance of serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a wide range of disease courses, in terms of ALS progression, disease duration, and tracheostomy invasive…
- Trial name
- NfL-ALS (NCT06201650)
- Testing
- Neurofilament light chain
- Where
- 19 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Delirium, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Biomarkers Associated With Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Loss of cognitive function after major surgery is a significant risk in older people. It can occur acutely in the days after surgery as delirium or in months to years later as a persistent reduction in brain function termed…
- Conditions
- Delirium, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05464355
- Testing
- Intraoperative electroencephalography recording, Neurofilament light chain measurement, Tau protein measurement
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
ELIOS - Investigational Biomarkers to Track Disease Modification in Active RRMS
The exploratory ELIOS study aims to assess the value of novel investigational Eye Movement Biomarkers (EMBs) in tracking disease-related changes among a real-world cohort of Canadian patients with active RRMS, within the context…
- Trial name
- ELIOS (NCT06733922)
- Testing
- ETNATM-ProgMS
- Where
- 14 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Breast Cancer Invasive, Chemotherapy
Receptive Music Therapy Effects on Anxiety, Depression, QoL, and EGF, IL-8, and NfL During the Breast Cancer Treatment.
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate whether receptive music therapy can help women with breast cancer by reducing anxiety and depression symptoms, improving quality of life, and influencing specific analytes in…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer Invasive, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer Surgery, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07483034
- Testing
- Music intervention
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Brigita Vilc
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Transcranial Static Magnetic Stimulation (tSMS) and Potential Theranostic Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
The objective of the present study is to assess the efficacy of tSMS in ALS patients. This will be achieved by monitoring: levels of NF-L and other potential innovative biomarkers, clinical progression, trough ALSFRS-R.
- Trial name
- NCT06834269
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (tSMS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Bio-Medico University
Multiple Sclerosis
Exploring the Efficacy and Safety of Ofatumumab in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) and Its Impact on Serum Neurofilament Light Chain (sNfL) Levels
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease characterized primarily by inflammatory demyelinating lesions in the central nervous system (CNS), with the white matter being predominantly affected.
- Trial name
- NCT07353216
- Testing
- Ofatumumab
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Levels and Neuropathy Severity in Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common chronic complications of diabetes mellitus and is characterized by peripheral nerve damage caused by long-term hyperglycemia.
- Trial name
- DPN-NFL (NCT07480330)
- Testing
- Blood Sample Collection and Clinical Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Efficacy and Safety of Remibrutinib Compared to Teriflunomide in Participants With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) (REMODEL-2)
To compare the efficacy and safety of remibrutinib versus teriflunomide in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS)
- Trial name
- NCT05156281
- Testing
- Remibrutinib, Teriflunomide
- Where
- 223 sites in United States, Argentina and 25 more
- Volunteers
- 1,007 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Parkinson Disease, MSA - Multiple System Atrophy
Exploring the Olfactory Mucosa, Blood and Urine for the Identification of Early Biomarkers of Parkinson's Disease, Atypical Parkinsonisms and Neurocognitive Disorders Due to Lewy Body Disease
Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple system atrophy (MSA) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is challenging, especially in the early stages.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, MSA - Multiple System Atrophy, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Neurodegenerative Disease
- Trial name
- EXTRAORDINARY (NCT06846658)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurofilaments for NEDA Assessing in MS
Goal is to evaluate the achievement of biological NEDA as demonstrated by a drop in neurofilament levels in MS patients commencing Alemtuzumab therapy as part of their MS management.
- Trial name
- NCT03250169
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Prediction of Getting Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients Treated With Bortezomib?
Investigation of which patients treated with bortezomib that have increased risk of developing peripheral neuropathy.
- Trial name
- NFL-BIOPAIN (NCT05781425)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Acute Stroke
NF-L Chain Measurement in Acute Ischemic Stroke
1. Using neurofilament light chain as a diagnostic tool and predictor of outcome of acute ischemic stroke 2. Using neurofilament light chain in detecting severity in old ischemic stroke
- Trial name
- NCT06090058
- Testing
- Measurement of neurofilament light chain
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Antisense Oligonucleotide for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
This is a longitudinal, multiple-center, observational study of patients genetically confirmed chromosome 5q SMA to monitor the efficacy, safety, tolerability of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) for up to 24 months.
- Trial name
- NCT05187260
- Testing
- Nusinersen
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Brain Trauma
Plasma Neurofilament Light and Its Relationship With Omega-3 Status and Soccer Heading in Women Soccer Players
The purpose of this study is to (1) assess how a competitive season of purposeful gameplay soccer heading in collegiate women soccer players is related to a blood biomarker for sports-related brain injury, plasma neurofilament…
- Trial name
- NCT05457023
- Testing
- Plasma Neurofilament Light (NF-L), Omega-3 Index, HeadCount Questionnaire
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
NMOSD
Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effects of the Complement C5 Inhibitor Ravulizumab on Serum Neurofilament Light Chain (sNfL) and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (sGFAP) Levels in Patients With Aquaporin-4-Positive (AQP4-Ab+) Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)
This is a nationwide observational study looking at how ravulizumab, a complement C5 inhibitor, affects blood biomarkers o sNfL and sGFAP in people with AQP4-antibody positive NMOSD.
- Trial name
- NCT06903130
- Testing
- Blood samples for sNfL and sGFAP levels
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Neurofilament Light Chains and Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Psychiatric Disease
The validation of biomarkers allowing the discrimination of cognitive and behavioral disorders of psychiatric origin from those of neurodegenerative origin would facilitate diagnosis and improve patient management.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Alzheimer Disease, FTD
- Trial name
- Nfl_COG (NCT04946916)
- Testing
- blood sample taken
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
The Effects of Fish Oil Supplementation on the Brain Health of Collegiate Football Athletes
Determine if the daily docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)/eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) supplement will reduce serum levels of biomarkers of sub-concussion injuries over a course of American football season among collegiate football…
- Trial name
- NCT04796207
- Testing
- Fish Oil (DPA+EPA 2:1 ratio) Capsules, High Oleic Safflower Oil Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona