Structural Problems in Brainstem and Cervical Spine Cord in ME/CFS

Bragee Clinics

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Treatments: Procedure: Spinal Tap; Diagnostic Test: MRI

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04403854

BRAGEE MEPRO

Details and patient eligibility

About

A case control study on patients with ME/CFS and healthy controls on prevalence of cervical obstructions, Cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) pressure and laboratory findings.

Full description

50 patients and 50 healthy controls will undergo clinical exams and blood test of inflammatory and other findings as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with spectroscopy. The patients will undergo csf -sampling and measurements of CSF pressure.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnose Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) according to Canada Consensus Criteria from 2003

Exclusion criteria

Bleeding abnormality Contraindication to Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI Pregnancy

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

ME/CFS patients

Description:

Patients diagnosed according to Canada Criteria 2003

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: MRI

Procedure: Spinal Tap

Healthy Controls

Description:

Age and sex matched healthy controls

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: MRI