Clinical trials: Neurofilament Light Chain, open to volunteers
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Biomarkers in the Hyperbaric Oxygen Brain Injury Treatment Trial (BioHOBIT)
There are no therapeutic agents that have been shown to improve outcomes from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Critical barriers to progress in developing treatments for severe TBI are the lack of: 1) monitoring biomarkers…
- Trial name
- NCT04855396
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Relapse Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Early Versus Delayed Start of Ocrevus Zunovo for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
This study will compare starting Ocrevus Zunovo soon after an active episode of relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) with starting it later.
- Trial name
- STAT (NCT07878923)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
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
Cardiac Arrest (CA), Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission
Kinetics and Prognostic Value of NeuroFilament Light in Post-cardiac Arrest: A Prospective Multicenter Study
The purpose of this study is to assess the prognostic value of absolute value and kinetic of neurofilament light chain (NFL) collected at different time points (at admission, 12h, 24h, 48h, 72h, 96h, and day 7 after ICU…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest (CA), Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission, Return of Spontaneous Circulation, Comatose
- Trial name
- CINEFIL (NCT07760636)
- Testing
- Value of neurofilament light chain (NFL) at different time points
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
Down Syndrome
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Improve Language in Down Syndrome.
Down syndrome (DS) is associated with cognitive deficits, caused by alterations in neuroplasticity and synaptic transmission. Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), can…
- Trial name
- NCT07044804
- Testing
- Active Group (Active Anodal tDCS to the left IFG or Cathodal tDCS to the left IFG)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Floriana Costanzo
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dementia
Neurofilament Light Chain And Voice Acoustic Analyses In Dementia Diagnosis
This cohort study aims to determine if a blood test can aid with diagnosing dementia in anyone presenting with cognitive complaints to a single healthcare network.
- Trial name
- NAVAIDD (NCT06339190)
- Testing
- Venepuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Parkinson Disease
Lithium for Parkinson's: an Extension Trial
This study will examine the effects of 24 weeks of lithium therapy achieving serum lithium levels of 0.25-0.50mmol/L on MRI and blood-based biomarkers in Parkinson's disease patients who have completed one of our current 24-week…
- Trial name
- NCT06592014
- Testing
- Lithium aspartate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
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
Parkinson Disease
Evaluation of Functional and Biochemical Effectiveness of a Strength Training Protocol in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons, which results in a range of motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia, as well as…
- Trial name
- POWER-PD (NCT07095400)
- Testing
- strength training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Villanueva
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Hypoxic Encephalopathy
Early Detection of Brain Injury After Congenital Heart Surgery in Infants
Infants with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation are at risk for perioperative hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07424976
- Testing
- Observational study: blood analisys, EEG, MRI
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Traumatic Brain Injury
Blood NfL and Functional Outcomes After Moderate-to-Severe TBI
Prospective cohort study of 150 adults with moderate-to-severe TBI. Blood NfL is measured at admission, day 1, and day 3 to examine its relationship, alone and with CT imaging, to 3-month functional outcome (GOSE).
- Trial name
- NCT07901712
- Testing
- neurofilament light chain ECLIA
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis
Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis and Its Relationship to Inflammatory and Neurodegenerative Markers of the Disease
The study is focused on several independent quantifiable biomarkers (sNfL, sGFAP, mitochondrial activity, genetics and fatigue tests) to obtain more detailed information about MS and its progression.
- Conditions
- Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurofilaments Light Chains, GFAP
- Trial name
- MITOFATIGUE (NCT07025122)
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Martin
Multiple Sclerosis
A Study to Investigate Effects of Ocrelizumab Treatment on Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) Levels and Participant Satisfaction in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
The main purpose of the study is to evaluate participant satisfaction after administration of ocrelizumab subcutaneously (SC) after 12 months using the therapy administration satisfaction questionnaire subcutaneous (TASQ-SC).
- Trial name
- SurfSubQ (NCT06780150)
- Testing
- Ocrelizumab
- Where
- 93 sites in Germany, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 842 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Mood Disorders
Neurofilament Light Chain Correlation With Severity of Symptoms and Cognitive Decline in Mood Disorders
Explore correlation of neurofilament light chain serum level and severity of symptoms and cognitive impairment in mood disorders Explore How novel brain markers as neurofilament light chain can be useful in detection and…
- Trial name
- NCT06877442
- Testing
- serum level of neurofilament light chain
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut 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
Craniosynostosis, Anesthesia
Influence of General Anesthesia on the Dynamic Changes in Brain Damage Markers During and After Craniosynostosis Operations in Infancy
The issue of anesthetics neurotoxicity is one of the most discussed topics in pediatric anesthesiology, thus it opens the question of the safety of commonly used anesthetics in the pediatric patient.
- Trial name
- TAnBrainDam (NCT05911139)
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS
Multicenter ALS Imaging Study
This is a multi-site study of ALS participants and healthy controls who will undergo brain and cervical spine MRIs and NfL blood testing at up-to 4 time points over the course of a year.
- Trial name
- NCT06735014
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL) quantification
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Multiple Sclerosis, Tomography, Optical Coherence
Retinal Atrophy and Neurofilament Light Chain in People With Multiple Sclerosis Taking Ofatumumab
This study aims to assess whether, and the degree to which, ofatumumab modulates or reduces rates of retinal atrophy in people with relapsing-remitting MS (RMS), according to baseline serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) levels.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Retinal Degeneration, Visual Acuity
- Trial name
- NCT06167642
- Testing
- Ofatumumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University