Correlation Between Cognitive Functions and MRI in Multiple Sclerosis

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified September 2007 by Sheba Medical Center.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
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Sheba Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00423111
First received: January 15, 2007
Last updated: September 20, 2007
Last verified: September 2007

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September 20, 2007
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Correlation Between Cognitive Functions and MRI in Multiple Sclerosis
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a correlation between cognitive functions and volume of specific brain area measured in MRI of multiple sclerosis patients.

Recent literature suggests that multiple sclerosis is accompanied by significant deficits in cognitive performance. The origin of these cognitive deficits is not known, since the severity of cognitive deficits was not found to be correlated with disease parameters such as duration, lesion load or disease intensity as measured on standard scales (e.g. EDSS). The research hypothesis we plan to test is that the individual intensity of cognitive deficits is correlated with degeneration of specific neuronal structures related to cognitive performance, such as the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.

To test this hypothesis, we plan to perform volumetric measurements of such regions on MRI scans obtained from MS patients during the course of their clinical evaluation, and attempt to correlate those with the results of neuropsychological tests performed by the same subjects around the time of MRI scanning.

Observational
Additional Descriptors: Convenience Sample
Observational Model: Natural History
Time Perspective: Longitudinal
Time Perspective: Retrospective/Prospective
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Recruiting
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February 2009
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Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
  • Age 18-65

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Another brain disease
  • Stroke
  • Brain trauma
  • Neurosurgery
Both
18 Years to 65 Years
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Contact: Yael Deri, BSc 972 508273381 yaelderi@gmail.com
Contact: Anat Biegon, Ph.D 972 52666177 anat.biegon@sheba.health.gov.il
Israel
 
NCT00423111
SHEBA-06-4487-AA-CTIL
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Sheba Medical Center
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Principal Investigator: Anat Achiron, MD Ph.D Sheba Medical Center
Sheba Medical Center
September 2007

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