Spinal Cord Analysis in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT ID: NCT03841903

Last Updated: 2020-03-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

79 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-01

Study Completion Date

2020-03-24

Brief Summary

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Research project in which patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are examined clinically and with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To evaluate spinal cord (SC) grey and white matter changes (incl. lesions) using fast, high-resolution MRI sequences with high contrast between SC and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as well as high contrast within the SC (grey-white matter contrast).

Detailed Description

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The Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Cohort (SMSC-Study) aims to better evaluate specific Multiple Sclerosis (MS) phenotypes through the systematic and standardised documentation and acquisition of clinical course and paraclinical tests such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens.

Determination of the relative contribution of SC metrics (cervical cord volume, cervical grey matter (GM) cord volume, cervical white matter (WM) cord volume, SC lesion load) to disability in MS.

Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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relapsing-remitting MS undergoing spinal cord MRI

spinal cord MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

high-resolution spinal cord MRI sequences on a 3Tesla magnet (Siemens Prisma) with high contrast between SC and CSF as well as high contrast within the SC (grey-white matter contrast)

secondary progressive MS undergoing spinal cord MRI

spinal cord MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

high-resolution spinal cord MRI sequences on a 3Tesla magnet (Siemens Prisma) with high contrast between SC and CSF as well as high contrast within the SC (grey-white matter contrast)

primary progressive MS undergoing spinal cord MRI

spinal cord MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

high-resolution spinal cord MRI sequences on a 3Tesla magnet (Siemens Prisma) with high contrast between SC and CSF as well as high contrast within the SC (grey-white matter contrast)

healthy control (HC) undergoing spinal cord MRI

spinal cord MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

high-resolution spinal cord MRI sequences on a 3Tesla magnet (Siemens Prisma) with high contrast between SC and CSF as well as high contrast within the SC (grey-white matter contrast)

Interventions

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spinal cord MRI

high-resolution spinal cord MRI sequences on a 3Tesla magnet (Siemens Prisma) with high contrast between SC and CSF as well as high contrast within the SC (grey-white matter contrast)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
* Steroid free period: \> 4 weeks
* healthy controls without any history of severe neurological, internistic or psychiatric disease

Exclusion Criteria

* History of severe (other) neurological, internistic or psychiatric disease

1. Paramagnetic and/or superparamagnetic foreign objects in the body
2. Pacemaker
3. Claustrophobia
4. Pregnancy, lactation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ludwig Kappos, Prof. Dr. MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Neurology University Hospital Basel

Locations

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Dep. of Neurology, University Hospital Basel

Basel, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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2016-01461; me16Kappos2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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