Clinical trials: PLS
Motor Neuron Disease
Brain Function in Primary Lateral Sclerosis
This study will examine whether the motor cortex (the part of the brain that controls movement) works properly in patients with primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), a disorder in which voluntary movements are very slow.
- Trial name
- NCT00071435
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cirrhosis, Fatty Liver
A Pathophysiological Study of the Postprandial Human Liver (PLS)
Fatty liver disease is a globally widespread disease. The identification of valid biomarkers and targets for potential treatments requires in-depth knowledge about the pathophysiology of the postprandial liver.
- Trial name
- PLS (NCT03849235)
- Testing
- Standardised meal, Glucagon bolus
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Phenotype, Genotype and Biomarkers 2
The purpose of this study is to learn more about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other related neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), hereditary spastic…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Progressive Muscular Atrophy
- Trial name
- PGB2 (NCT04875416)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, South Africa
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Lumbar Facet Disease
A Post-Market Study of Transfacet Lumbar Spine Fixation and Fusion Utilizing the PERPOS™ PLS System
The purpose of this study is to utilize the PERPOS™ PLS System for transfacet lumbar spine fixation to evaluate its effect on patients' level of pain, procedural complications and functional status.
- Trial name
- NCT00887835
- Testing
- PERPOS™ PLS
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Interventional Spine, Inc.
Healthy Male Volunteers
A Study in Healthy Male Participants to Compare How CHF10196 Affects How the Body Absorbs and Processes Two Commonly Used Medicines: Dabigatran, a Blood Thinner, and Rosuvastatin, a Medicine Used to Lower Cholesterol
The purpose of this study is to assess the potential drug-drug interaction of CHF10196 (a dipeptidyl peptidase 1 inhibitor) and its metabolite on the pharmacokinetics of dabigatran (a P-glycoprotein substrate) and Rosuvastatin (a…
- Trial name
- NCT07744386
- Testing
- Dabigatran Etexilate, Rosuvastatin, CHF10196
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Genetic Study of Familial and Sporadic ALS/Motor Neuron Disease, Miyoshi Myopathy and Other Neuromuscular Disorders
The investigators laboratory has been studying families with a history of ALS for more than 30 years and is continuing to use new ways to understand how genes may play a role in ALS, motor neuron disease and other neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, PLS, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01459302
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Biofluid Research on Age-Related or Inherited Neurodegeneration
The aim of this study is to contribute to and continue to sustain a repository of blood samples, nucleic acid (DNA and/or RNA) samples, family history information, and other demographic information from individuals with…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (fFTLD)
- Trial name
- BRAIN (NCT07798700)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
IBM, Inclusion Body Myositis
Imaging Assessment of Swallowing and Speech Muscles in Inclusion Body Myositis
This study will evaluate whether neuromuscular ultrasound and MRI can be used as imaging markers of bulbar involvement and swallowing dysfunction in individuals with inclusion body myositis (IBM).
- Conditions
- IBM, Inclusion Body Myositis, Myopathy, Myositis
- Trial name
- NCT07823101
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Healthy Volunteers
A Study to Compare How CHF10196 (Florensocatib) is Absorbed Into the Blood When Given Alone and With a Drug That Reduces Stomach Acid in Healthy Male Participants
This Phase 1 study evaluates the effect of pantoprazole (a proton pump inhibitor) on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of CHF10196 (Florensocatib) in healthy male participants.
- Trial name
- NCT07683793
- Testing
- CHF10196, Pantoprazole
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Papillon-Lefevre Disease
Cytokines in Papillon-Lefèvre Syndrome
Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is characterised by aggressively progressive periodontitis combined with palmo-plantar hyperkeratosis. It is caused by "loss of function" mutations in the cathepsin C gene.
- Trial name
- NCT01116934
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Genetics of Familial and Sporadic ALS
We are collecting blood samples, clinical and family information from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patients and their families to identify causes of ALS and ALS/dementia.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS With Frontotemporal Dementia (ALS/FTD), Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Trial name
- ALS (NCT00821132)
- Testing
- Genetic study of ALS families
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13,521 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University