- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02047760
Neuroretinal Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Investigation Into the Role of Neuroretinal Biomarkers in the Phenotyping of Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Potential for Tracking Progression and Monitoring Impact of Interventions, Events and Therapies.
Study Overview
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Detailed Description
The identification of reliable biomarkers in multiple sclerosis (MS), and other neurodegenerative diseases, has become increasingly important with the development of disease-modifying treatments.
A range of genetic, metabolic and imaging biomarkers exist, in correlations with diagnosis, phenotypic expression, inflammation, degeneration and prognosis; although there is wide variation in specificity, sensitivity, reproducibility and cost.
In MS specifically, we know that whilst the primary pathological process is demyelination of neurones (which can be accompanied by inflammation, and resolving symptoms), it is the subsequent axonal loss - neurodegeneration - that gives rise to the permanent functional disability.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans are currently our primary source of objective information in assessing MS disease status, in terms of neurodegeneration and possibly prognosis. Measurements of brain atrophy have shown worsening rates are higher in untreated MS patients compared with healthy controls and also correlate with subsequent disability status eight years later.
However, brain atrophy measures sometimes reveal paradoxical outcomes, particularly of white matter atrophy, where normal or increased volume as a result of pathological processes, such as tissue damage and repair, can impact upon the measures.
The search then for other markers of neurodegenerative disease status and prognosis continues, with renewed interest in the eye.
In MS, early work has suggested certain retinal measures, particularly the width of the layer that consists largely of retinal ganglion cell nerve axons, as candidate biomarkers, under the hypothesis that neuroretinal tissue reflects global central nervous system (CNS) pathology. Conceptually, this would seem reasonable, given the frequency for anterior visual pathway involvement as the primary presentation of MS; and in addition, the unmyelinated ganglion cell axons that form the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) are a direct extension of the brain, and global neurodegeneration would be expected to involve these neurones - particularly in MS, where the disease lesions have a predilection for the periventricular regions, which are in close proximity to the optic radiations.
However, the natural history of neuroretinal tissue integrity is poorly understood, and in vivo measurement is a very new modality, requiring validation and context to any interpretation.
In addition, retinal imaging permits the direct visualisation, and subsequent analysis, of the retinal vasculature - shown in studies of stroke and hypertension to be an accurate representation of brain vasculature, with diagnostic and prognostic potential.
In summary, a combined score of neuroretinal integrity as measured by retinal imaging may yield new insights into sever neurodegenerative disease.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH16 4SB
- Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- willing to participate with informed consent
- age 18-75
- male or female
- confirmed diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
Exclusion Criteria:
- concurrent eye disease, or media opacity
- high refractive error (> +6 or -6)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
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MS patients
All MS sub-types
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Controls
sex- and age-matched controls
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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Retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness change over time
Time Frame: 0, 6, 12, 24 months
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Monitoring of RNFL thickness over time, as measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) retinal scanning, particularly in relation to disease events, or interventions.
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0, 6, 12, 24 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Retinal vascular fractal dimension change over time
Time Frame: 0, 6, 12, 24 months
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Monitoring of retinal vessel metrics, of bifurcation optimality and tortuosity; and combination with neuroretinal measures as a combined score.
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0, 6, 12, 24 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: James Cameron, FRCOphth, University of Edinburgh
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 147305
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