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ALS Spinal Cord Gray and White Matter Study

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University Hospital Basel

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05764434
ALS_SC_MRI

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to measure in vivo the spinal cord gray and white matter in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and healthy persons that match the patients' age and sex using rAMIRA imaging, a novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) method. Patients and healthy control persons prospectively undergo MRI examinations, clinical examinations including assessments of disability, and tests of muscle force using hand held dynamometry. Serum markers of neuro-axonal injury are also assessed.

Examinations for patients and healthy control persons are scheduled every six months over a time span of two years.

Enrollment

80 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 99 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria (patients):

  1. 18 years or older
  2. neurologist-confirmed possible, probable or definite ALS acc. to El Escorial criteria
  3. at baseline: able to lie in an MRI scanner for one hour

Exclusion Criteria (patients):

  1. active other neurological or neuromuscular condition explaining the symptoms or a significant part of it
  2. other neurological or neuromuscular conditions interfering with the examinations
  3. severe cervical spinal stenosis or other relevant disease of the spine or spinal cord that may interfere with study procedures or that may impact the cord segments imaged in this study
  4. other severe chronic disease
  5. pregnancy
  6. general contraindications against MRI scanning (e.g. metal implants, pacemakers)
  7. not able to read the patient information due to language barriers (patient information in English and French may be provided)
  8. major cognitive deficit impacting the ability to read and understand the patient information and/or to follow the instructions of the study personnel

Inclusion criteria (healthy control persons):

  1. 18 years or older
  2. able to lie in MRI scanner for one hour

Exclusion criteria (healthy control persons):

  1. neurological or neuromuscular conditions
  2. other severe chronic disease
  3. pregnancy
  4. general contraindications against MRI scanning (e.g. metal implants, pacemakers)
  5. relevant cervical spinal canal stenosis or other relevant disease of the spine or spinal cord that may interfere with study procedures or that may impact the cord segments imaged in this study
  6. not able to read the patient information due to language barriers (patient information in English and French may be provided)

Inclusion criteria (patients with Motor Neuron Diseases other than ALS):

  1. 18 years or older
  2. neurologist-confirmed Motor Neuron Disease (not ALS)
  3. able to lie in MRI scanner for one hour

Exclusion criteria (patients with Motor Neuron Diseases other than ALS):

  1. other severe neurologic disease
  2. other severe chronic disease
  3. pregnancy
  4. general contraindications against MRI scanning (e.g. metal implants, pacemakers)
  5. relevant cervical spinal canal stenosis or other relevant disease of the spine or spinal cord that may interfere with study procedures or that may impact the cord segments imaged in this study
  6. not able to read the patient information due to language barriers (patient information in English and French may be provided)

Trial design

80 participants in 3 patient groups

Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Description:
Patients with a possible, probable, or definite diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis according to the El Escorial Criteria.
Treatment:
Diagnostic Test: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Healthy Control Persons
Description:
Healthy control persons matching the ALS patient group in sex and age
Treatment:
Diagnostic Test: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Patients with other Motor Neuron Diseases
Description:
Patients with Motor Neuron Diseases other than ALS
Treatment:
Diagnostic Test: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Janina Wendebourg, Dr.; Regina Schlaeger, PD Dr.

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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