New Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disabling and rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder. There is no treatment that significantly slows progression. Our project aims to find new biomarkers in MRI at three levels: cerebral, medullary and muscular. These markers could allow an earlier diagnosis of the disease by showing more specific lesions of ALS and to quantify these lesions to measure the progression of the disease. This study will use advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques High field (3T) and very high field (7T) MRI. Results from neurological and electrophysiological tests will be compared to the MRI. Subjects will be recruited from ALS center of Marseille, France. MRI will be done on ALS patients at baseline, at 3 month and at 6 month intervals.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Patients will be adults with a diagnosis of ALS.

• Healthy controls will also be recruited and will be age- and gender-matched to patients.

• Patients able to undergo a brain MRI for approximately an hour.

Locations
Other Locations
France
Shahram Attarian
RECRUITING
Marseille
Contact Information
Primary
Shahram Attarian
shahram.attarian@ap-hm.fr
33491386579
Backup
Jean Olivier Arnaud
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-06-16
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 160
Treatments
Other: Muscle
Other: Spinal cord
Other: Brain
Sponsors
Leads: Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

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