Found 6,933 clinical trials
EIM Via the Myolex mScan as an ALS Biomarker
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been traditionally considered incurable and untreatable. But starting in the 1990s with the introduction of Riluzole, therapies are being discovered and ultimately approved for slowing disease progression. Many pharmaceutical companies continue to seek new therapeutic approaches. One critical aspect of all clinical trials is the …
Impairments of Neuro-muscular Communication in Motor-Neuron Disease: A Bio-Marker for Early and Personalised Diagnosis
Motor neuron disease (MND) or ALS is a nervous system disease. ALS leads to a loss of movement ability that eventually leads to death. At the moment, there is no known treatment for ALS. Early diagnosis in individuals improves clinical care and facilitates timely entry into clinical trials. However, current …
Dysphagia, QoL and Attitudes Towards PEG in ALS Patients
In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, dysphagia has a high incidence. With deterioration of swallowing function, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is recommended to ensure sufficient and safe oral intake. Dysphagia and PEG placement alter quality of life (QoL). However, QoL and attitudes toward PEG remain largely unexplored. The purpose of this …
The Pre-symptomatic Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Pre-fALS) Study
Pre-fALS is a prospective natural history and biomarker study of people not yet affected with ALS, but who are at genetic risk for developing ALS. The investigators aim to recruit unaffected (healthy) people from familial ALS (fALS) pedigrees in which a known genetic mutation associated with ALS has been identified; …
Biomarkers of Synaptic Damage in Multiple Sclerosis
A prospective and retrospective cohort study of about five years will be performed on blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples taken for diagnostic reasons from recruited patients within the Neuromed Neurology Unit. Subjects with other chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), …
Diagnostic Accuracy of SleepImage Technology for Detecting Respiratory Failure in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The specific aim of this study is to try to discover the diagnostic accuracy of SleepImage technology for detecting respiratory failure in patients with MND. Importantly, this research project is not about NIV, it is about what method can most efficiently decide when to start NIV.To do this we'd like …
Genetics and Environment iNtersection In the ALS-FTD Spectrum: an Italian Twins Cohort studY With a Multi-Omics Approach
The goal of this study is to learn from discordant twins affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and/or Frontotemporal Dementia the contribution of genetic background versus environmental exposure. The main questions it aims to answer is:How far does the genetic background explain the onset of ALS/FTD in discordant twins?Which environmental factors …
Clinical Manifestations and Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 4 and Other Inherited Neurological Disorders of RNA Processing
Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 (ALS4) is an inherited motor neuron disease. People with ALS4 have a change in the amount of RNA and DNA that bind together. This binding of RNA with DNA forms units called R-loops. Researchers want to learn how R-loops are related to ALS4. To …
Needs of ALS Patients With C9orf72 Mutation and Their Caregivers
Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) carrying the C9orf72 HRE mutation (C9Pos) often exhibit different phenotypic traits compared to other patients (C9Neg), presenting a more aggressive form of the disease, with also a higher frequency of comorbidity with frontotemporal dementia (ALS-FTD) and a greater prevalence of family history of ALS …
A Patient-tailored Genetic/Biomarker/iPSC Combined Approach in ALS - PERMEALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a severe and incurable neurodegenerative disease of motor neurons with a dramatic socio-economic impact on the national health system. ALS is a complex disorder with the majority of cases being sporadic and about 15% of cases showing familial history. It is characterized by high genetic …
