Clinical trials: Cerebrospinal Fluid
MPS IIIB (Sanfilippo B Syndrome)
Evaluation of Blood Brain Barrier Integrity and Structural Abnormalities in MPS IIIB Patients Using Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The purpose of the study is to characterize structural abnormalities in the brain and the integrity of the blood brain barrier in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPS IIIB).
- Trial name
- NCT02090179
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Huntington's Disease
HDClarity: a Multi-site Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection Initiative to Facilitate Therapeutic Development for Huntington's Disease
HDClarity will seek at least 2500 research participants at different stages of Huntington's disease (HD). The primary objective is to collect a high quality CSF sample for evaluation of biomarkers and pathways that will enable…
- Trial name
- HDClarity (NCT02855476)
- Where
- 40 sites in United States, Canada and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Focus: Immunocompromised Individuals at High Risk of Aqcuiring Invasive Aspergillosis
Diagnostic Performance of an Aspergillus-specific Nested PCR Assay in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples
Multicentre, diagnostic study evaluating the performance of an aspergillus-specific PCR in cerebrospinal fluid samples of immunocompromised patients for identification of central nervous system aspergillosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01614145
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Brain Tumors
This study examines cerebrospinal biomarkers in patients with brain tumors. A biomarker is a measurable indicator of the severity or presence of your disease state.
- Trial name
- NCT04692324
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Electronic Health Record Review
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Batten Disease
Collection of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Healthy Children
The purpose of this study is to obtain cerebrospinal fluid from healthy children already undergoing a lumbar puncture procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital, to act as healthy controls when compared to children with late…
- Trial name
- NCT01698229
- Testing
- Group 1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Effect of Depletive Lumbar Puncture on Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in iNPH
Lower urinary tract dysfunction in normal pressure hydrocephalus has received little attention from the scientific community. Urinary symptoms in normal pressure hydrocephalus are mainly represented by overactive bladder, which…
- Trial name
- PLHPN (NCT03877107)
- Testing
- Urinary symptoms profile questionnaire, Micturition calendar
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- EssaiClinique_PL-HPN
Infections
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Pharmacokinetics of Antimicrobials in Children
The purpose of this study is to learn more about antimicrobials, especially drug levels in the CSF that would normally be used in young children as part of standard care.
- Trial name
- NCT00991185
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Spinal Epidural Hematoma, Thoracic Surgery
Risk Factors for Postoperative Spinal Epidural Hematoma Following Posterior Thoracic Spinal Surgery in a Single Institute
This is a retrospective, observational single-center study. The studies is to investigate the incidence of posterior epidural spinal hematoma(PSEH) and recognize the risk factors for it in a cohort of patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT04961424
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Lumbar Punctures for the Detection of ctDNA in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients With Stage III and IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This phase I trial assesses the use of lumbar punctures to detect whether there is circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) in the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (cerebrospinal fluid) in patients with stage…
- Conditions
- Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT06816979
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Lumbar Puncture, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hydrocephalus in Infants
Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteom in Dependence of Intranasal Breast Milk
Investigation of the cerebrospinal fluid proteom in preterm infants with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in our neonatology center with analysis for modulation of proteom in dependence of breastmilk feeding and way of application…
- Trial name
- NAMU (NCT04229693)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Cologne
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus
European Study of Prodromal iNPH
To investigate if progression from prodromal into symptomatic NPH can be predicted from advanced neuroimaging, biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma and investigate the unknown mechanisms causing deterioration by…
- Trial name
- STOP iNPH (NCT05910944)
- Testing
- Shunt surgery
- Where
- 7 sites in Finland, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johan Virhammar
Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Spectrometry (MRM) Versus I 125 Radioimmunoassay (RIA) for Quantification of Orexin-A of Patients With Hypersomnolence
In humans, selective loss of orexin neurons is responsible for type 1 narcolepsy (NT1), or narcolepsy with cataplexy, or orexin deficiency syndrome.
- Conditions
- Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, Cataplexy
- Trial name
- MRM-OREX (NCT05615584)
- Testing
- Quantitative mass spectrometry assay
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Intrathecal Infection, External Ventricular Drainage Associated Infection
Cerebrospinal Fluid IL-6, IL-8 and PCT as Early Marker of an Intrathecal Infection in Neurosurgical Patients
The value of CSF IL-6, IL-8 and Procalcitonin in detecting an early diagnosis of intrathecal infection in neurosurgical patients with an external ventricular drainage is evaluated.
- Trial name
- NCT02875808
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
African Trypanosomiasis, African; Trypanosomiasis, West
Diagnostic Tools for Human African Trypanosomiasis Elimination and Clinical Trials: Early Test-of-cure
The study validates the diagnostic performance of cerebrospinal fluid neopterin quantification and of blood and cerebrospinal fluid trypanosomal spliced leader RNA detection for assessing outcome after treatment of human African…
- Conditions
- African Trypanosomiasis, African; Trypanosomiasis, West, Sleeping Sickness; West African, Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense; Infection
- Trial name
- DiTECT-WP4 (NCT03112655)
- Testing
- RNA and neopterin detection
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cerebrospinal Fluid Endostatin/Collagen XVIII Concentrations in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Angiogenesis is an important pathophysiological response to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and modulated by pro- and anti-angiogenic factors.
- Trial name
- NCT01846546
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai 6th People's Hospital
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Ceftaroline Diffusion Into Cerebrospinal Fluid of Children
Ceftaroline fosamil is an intravenous (IV) drug that belongs to a group of antibiotics called cephalosporins . Antibiotics are drugs used to treat infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02600793
- Testing
- Ceftaroline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Basim Asmar
Meningitis/Encephalitis
QIAstat-Dx® Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel Performance Evaluation Study
Study for performance evaluation of the QIAstat-Dx® Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel in comparison with other chosen comparator methods.
- Trial name
- NCT05155553
- Testing
- QIAstat-Dx® Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,524 people
- Sponsor
- QIAGEN Gaithersburg, Inc
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure, Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral
Volumetrics and Proteomics in Shunted Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (=iNPH) is a condition with disturbed circulation of cerebrospinal fluid (=CSF) causing symptoms such as balance and gait disorders, urinary incontinence and cognitive impairment in…
- Conditions
- Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure, Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral, Shunt; Complications, Hydrocephalus Acquired
- Trial name
- LiNPH (NCT04785560)
- Testing
- Initial shunt setting post-operatively of the Certas Plus shunt valve.
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
CNS Viral Infection
Rijavithi Viral and Mycobacterium PCR Arrays in CNS Infection Study
This study of neurotropic viral infection and Tuberculous CNS infection is the comprehensive investigation of CSF PCR arrays (Hybrydiaztion technique,Sybergreen and Taqman real time PCR arrays of CSF ) in suspected cases of viral…
- Trial name
- VIMPAC (NCT00807378)
- Testing
- LUMBAR PUNCTURE
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health of Thailand
Hydrocephalus
Assessment of Flow in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts With a Wireless Thermal Anisotropy Measurement Device in Asymptomatic Patients
This study evaluates the performance of the study device, FlowSense®, a sensor for non-invasively assessing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt flow.
- Trial name
- NCT06410885
- Testing
- Thermal Anisotropy Measurement Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Rhaeos, Inc.