OCT and Early Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT ID: NCT04153773

Last Updated: 2019-11-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-01

Study Completion Date

2019-09-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between cognitive impairment and retinal nerve fiber layer \& ganglion cell inner plexiform layer in MS.

Detailed Description

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Cross-sectional study design, including 60 patients and 30 healthy controls. Subjects were investigated clinically, underwent retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) and comprehensive cognitive assessments. The correlation between these modalities was evaluated by Spearman correlation.

Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group 1

60 Patient

OCT

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The degree of physical disability was assessed by using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). The EDSS score ranges from 0 to 10 in 0.5 unit increments that represent higher levels of disability.

Neurocognitive functions were evaluated using the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) that includes the following tests:

1. Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) that is used for assessment of information processing speed.
2. California Verbal Learning Test - 2nd edition (CVLT-II) .
3. Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R)

OCT assessment was performed by spectral domain-optical coherence tomography to assess the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and macular volume in humans .

Each eye for every patient was assessed by measuring the thickness of RNFL and GCC, respecting presence or absence of the previous history of optic neuritis (ON).

Group 2

30 Control subject

OCT

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The degree of physical disability was assessed by using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). The EDSS score ranges from 0 to 10 in 0.5 unit increments that represent higher levels of disability.

Neurocognitive functions were evaluated using the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) that includes the following tests:

1. Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) that is used for assessment of information processing speed.
2. California Verbal Learning Test - 2nd edition (CVLT-II) .
3. Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R)

OCT assessment was performed by spectral domain-optical coherence tomography to assess the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and macular volume in humans .

Each eye for every patient was assessed by measuring the thickness of RNFL and GCC, respecting presence or absence of the previous history of optic neuritis (ON).

Interventions

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OCT

The degree of physical disability was assessed by using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). The EDSS score ranges from 0 to 10 in 0.5 unit increments that represent higher levels of disability.

Neurocognitive functions were evaluated using the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) that includes the following tests:

1. Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) that is used for assessment of information processing speed.
2. California Verbal Learning Test - 2nd edition (CVLT-II) .
3. Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R)

OCT assessment was performed by spectral domain-optical coherence tomography to assess the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and macular volume in humans .

Each eye for every patient was assessed by measuring the thickness of RNFL and GCC, respecting presence or absence of the previous history of optic neuritis (ON).

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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EDSS Cognitive assessment

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 60 MS patients diagnosed according to the revised McDonald criteria 2010 were included
* 30 healthy subjects with age and sex match control group.

Exclusion Criteria

* Medical disorder other than MS that may grossly affect cognitive functions
* Pregnancy,
* Previous neurological or neuropsychiatric disorders,
* Alcohol or drug abuse,
* MRI findings which could not be attributed to MS.
* Severe visual disorders (\> ± 6.0 dpt.)
* History of ocular surgery, glaucoma or diabetes.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mansoura University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ahmed Esmael

Assistant Prof of Neurology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Esmael M Ahmed, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assistant Prof of Neurology

Locations

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Mansoura University Hospital

Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

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Other Identifiers

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Mansoura University Hospital 2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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