Longitudinal Cortical Demyelination in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
In this protocol, a combination of MRI, blood, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis will be used to understand the natural history, underlying immunologic mechanisms, and clinical implications of central nervous system (CNS) lesions, in particular lesions in the cerebral cortex, in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders affecting the CNS. Patients with these disorders, as well as healthy controls, will undergo baseline clinical evaluation and testing, bloodwork, and MRI, with follow up clinical evaluation, bloodwork, and MRI at years 1, 3, and 6. Additional MRIs may be performed in patients with possible new lesion formation or to compare MRI techniques. Lumbar puncture will be performed on participants who are not currently being treated with disease modifying therapies and who are willing to undergo the procedure.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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MS Participant Adults with multiple sclerosis |
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Control Participant Adults without neurologic disease |
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Other Neuroinflammatory Participants Adults with a neuroinflammatory disease that is not multiple sclerosis |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Cortical Lesion Number [at 6 years (end of study)]
Lesions in the cerebral cortex
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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18 years old
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able to provide consent in English
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able to undergo MRI
Exclusion Criteria:
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contraindication to MRI
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pregnancy
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Mount Sinai Hospital | New York | New York | United States | 10029 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Erin S Beck, MD, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- STUDY-21-01855