Developing Novel Non-invasive Electrophysiological Biomarkers of Dysfunction in Spinal and Cortical Pathways and Sensorimotor Impairments in Motor Neurone Disease

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Substantial variability exists in the onset, and rate of degeneration across individuals with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This variability requires biomarkers that accurately classify and reliably track clinical subtypes as the disease progresses. Degeneration occurs in the brain and spinal cord, however, non-invasive diagnosis of spinal cord function remains highly challenging due to its unique alignment in spine. Disruption of complex spinal and cortical circuits that transmit and process neural signals for position sense and movement has not been adequately captured in the neurophysiological profiling of ALS patients. The overarching aim of this study is to reveal and quantify the extent of change in the sensorimotor integration and its potential contribution to network disruption in ALS.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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⁃ Healthy Volunteers:

• age and gender matched to patient groups

• intact physical ability to take part in the experiment.

⁃ Patients:

• Diagnosis of ALS, PLS, PMA, SMA, Polio or MS

• capable of providing informed consent.

Locations
Other Locations
Ireland
Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
RECRUITING
Dublin
Contact Information
Primary
Orla Hardiman, BSc MB BCh BAO MD FRCPI FAAN
hardimao@tcd.ie
+353 1 896 4497
Backup
Prabhav Mehra, B.E. MSc.
mehrap@tcd.ie
+353 0894781347
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-06-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-07-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 240
Treatments
Controls
Individuals from the Irish population with no psychiatric, psychological, neurological or muscular disease diagnosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Patients
Multiple Sclerosis patients
Postpoliomyelitis syndrome patients
Muscular Atrophy patients
Sponsors
Collaborators: Health Research Board, IE, Irish Research Council, IE, Motor Neurone Disease Association, UK, Thierry Latran Foundation, FR, ALS Association, USA, Research Motor Neurone, IE
Leads: University of Dublin, Trinity College

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