Longitudinal Study of Ultra-rare Inherited Metabolic and Degenerative Neurological Diseases.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorFondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

About this trial

General aim of the study is the improvement of the clinical knowledge of ultra-rare inherited metabolic and degenerative neurological diseases (prevalence less than 5:100,000) in adulthood through the systematic longitudinal collection of clinical, laboratory and instrumental data.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age >= 18 years

Subjects with ultra-rare inherited degenerative and metabolic neurological diseases

Subjects with undiagnosed neurological diseases (when supposed to be inherited)

Disqualifiers

none

Trial population

Adults with ultra-rare inherited degenerative and metabolic neurological diseases Adults with undiagnosed neurological diseases (when supposed to be inherited)

Trial design

Design model

Other

Time perspective

Other

Treatments tested in this trial

  • collection of data

    Other intervention

    collection of retrospective and prospective data from adult patients with ultra-rare inherited neurological diseases

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Retrospective study1 intervention
Group B: Prospective study1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Verbal (letter) fluency

Repeated Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) letter F fluency subtest

Time frame
10 years
2

Stance and gait performances [Time Frame: 10 years] Stance and gait performances

Repeated SARA (Scale for the Assessment and Rating Ataxia) stance subtask, ambulation index (AI) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) test

Time frame
10 years
3

Upper limb motor function

Repeated ONLS (Overall Neuropathy Limitation Scale) arm scale

Time frame
10 years
4

Swallowing function (dysphagia)

Repeated NP-C mDRS (Niemann-Pick type C modified disability rating scale) swallowing scale

Time frame
10 years

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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