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Centralized Reading Assessment of Chronic CerebroSpinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurological Diseases

Prevalence of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurological Diseases. An Ultrasound, Blinded, Case-Controlled, Centralized Reading Assessment

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02308579
Enrollment
499
Registered
2014-12-04
Start date
2014-07-31
Completion date
2015-03-31
Last updated
2016-02-12

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Conditions

Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS), Healthy (HC), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Other Neurological Disorders (OND)

Brief summary

This a retrospective, blinded trial in which collaborators in Italy will review the doppler findings from the Combined Transcranial and Extracranial Venous Doppler (CTEVD) trial in an attempt to measure reproducibility.

Detailed description

This study will retrospectively investigate doppler images from the second phase of the CTEVD trial. 1. To determine the prevalence of CCSVI in patients with MS, compared with the prevalence observed in a control population consisting of Other Neurological Diseases (OND) patients and Healthy Controls (HC) by using blinded, controlled centralized ultrasound reading assessment of 5 Venous Haemodynamic (VH) CCSVI CCSVI Doppler UltraSound (CDUS) criteria. 2. To investigate whether prevalence of CCSVI is different between centralized and local CDUS reading of 5 VH CCSVI CDUS criteria. 3. To investigate the prevalence of CCSVI in patients with MS, compared with the prevalence observed in a control population consisting of OND patients and HC, when bidirectional flow in the intracranial veins and sinuses CDUS criterion is not considered as part of VH CCSVI CDUS criteria. 4. To determine whether prevalence of CCSVI in patients with MS, compared with the prevalence observed in a control population consisting of OND patients and HC differs when using CDUS velocity and flow parameters in the Internal Jugular Veins (IJVs) and Vertebral Veins (VVs). 5. To determine the reproducibility of VH criteria by using of centralized and local blinded, controlled CDUS reading assessment.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

University of Pavia
CollaboratorOTHER
University at Buffalo
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Participation in the CTEVD Phase 2 study * Available CDUS exam * Diagnosed with CIS, MS, OND, or being a HC * Fulfilling inclusion criteria from the CTEVD study

Exclusion criteria

* Not having an available CDUS exam * Diagnosed with Radiologically Isolated Syndrome (RIS) or Neuromyelitis Optic (NMO) * Fulfilling

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of MS (or CIS) and HC (or OND) who have 5 VH CCSVI CDUS criteria on doppler ultrasoundBaselineThe prevalence (number) of MS/CIS vs. HC/OND who fulfill the 5 venous haemodynamic (VH) criteria on doppler ultrasound.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026