Active clinical trials for "Sclerosis"

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of long-term E0302 administration in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Since men are less likely to develop multiple sclerosis, the hypothesis was that testosterone might be protective in MS. Men with MS for followed untreated for 6 months, followed by a 12 month treatment period with Androgel.

Multiple sclerosis is often associated with pain. There is no standard treatment of this type of pain. Levetiracetam is a new anticonvulsant and it is the hypothesis that it could relieve central pain in multiple sclerosis. This is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial on the effect of levetiracetam 3000 mg daily on pain in multiple sclerosis.

This is a double-blinded, placebo controlled study of estriol pills versus placebo pills in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. The study treatment will be an added on to Copaxone injections in all subjects. The primary outcome measure is a reduction in relapses.

The purpose of this study is to study safety and efficacy of natalizumab treatment of primary and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. This will be done by measuring the effect of treatment on inflammation in the CNS by means of osteopontin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Safety measures further includes physical and neurological examination,blood samples and MRI measures of disease activity.

Although the aetiology of SSc-PAH remains elusive, vascular dysfunction seems to be the initial event and statins through their vasculoprotective effect might be of value in the treatment armamentarium of PAH related to SSc. The aim was to assess the efficacy of rosuvastatin in ameliorating vascular dysfunction and in the management of SSc-related PAH.

The investigation will involve a double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over study examining the efficacy of armodafinil in improving neurocognitive functioning and reducing cognitive fatigue in MS. Patients who report MS-related cognitive difficulties and perform at least 1 standard deviation below the mean on a brief cognitive screen will be given a thorough neuropsychological evaluation at two time points. Half of the patients will be randomized to receive a single oral dose of lactose placebo prior to the first testing session. After a washout period of one week, they will then receive 250mg of armodafinil prior to a second testing session (P/A group). The other half of patients will be randomized to receive the active drug first. After a washout period of one week, they will receive the placebo prior to a second testing session (A/P group). As plasma levels of armodafinil peak between 2-4 hours after administration, participants will be asked to take a single 250mg capsule 2 hours prior to the scheduled testing sessions.

Primary objectives: To assess the safety and tolerability of ascending doses of NP001 compared to placebo in subjects with ALS. Secondary objective: To explore the effects of NP001 on biomarkers potentially relevant to ALS.

This study will assess tolerability and safety and health outcomes in relapsing MS patients taking FTY720.

This will be a 36-week, single group, open label study assessing the effects of Tadalafil plus Ambrisentan combination therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with the scleroderma spectrum of disease (PAH-SSD). Standard outcome measures such as six-minute walk distance (6MWD), New York heart Association (NYHA) classification, and hemodynamic measurements will be assessed, as well as novel functional measures of RV-PV function including the transthoracic echocardiogram parameter tricuspid annular plane systolic ejection (TAPSE), contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI and heart rate variability assessed by Holter monitoring. This design (excluding a placebo arm) was selected for ethical concerns and to provide optimal efficiency and active therapy to all study subjects. It also allows for comparisons between the two monotherapies and with combination therapy.