MS Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
School for Mental Health and Neuroscience
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 65 Caucasian offspring
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: MS patients: - Non- Caucasian offspring - Use of immune suppressive medication;Healthy controls: - Non- Caucasian offspring - Use of immune suppressive or immune modulatory medication - Having MS or another autoimmune disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameters include the percentage of suppression of T cell proliferation, the percentage in reduction of either adhesion molecules or migrating immune cells and the secretion of IL-1*. Differences between MS patients and between MS patients and healthy controls will be investigated. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effects of MS disease activity, type of disease and MS disease medication on functional immune cell characteristics | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed