Status:

COMPLETED

Oxidative Stress, Low Grade Inflammation, Tissue Breakdown and Biomarkers in Cerebrospinal Fluid of A-T

Lead Sponsor:

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital

Conditions:

Ataxia Telangiectasia

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare devastating human recessive disorder characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, immunodeficiency, chromosomal instability, and cancer susceptibility. The und...

Detailed Description

Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a devastating human recessive disorder characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, immunodeficiency, chromosomal instability, and cancer susceptibility. For clinicia...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aim group: clinically and/or genetically diagnosed Ataxia telangiectasia; Control group: neurologic non-inflammatory disease with an indication for diagnostic or therapeutic lumbar puncture
  • age between 2 and 40 years
  • written informed consent

Exclusion

  • fever or clinical signs of an infection
  • leucocyte count \>12´000/µl and C reactive protein (CrP) \>2mg/dl
  • chronic diseases with need of immunomodulatory therapies (bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis)
  • medication with statins
  • other diseases with influence in the immunosystem (i.e. diabetes mellitus, malignoma, renal failure requiring dialysis)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02285348

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

July 31 2017

Last Update

August 31 2021

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Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospitals

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, 60590