NCT00730002

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if three functional Magnetic Resonance brain imaging techniques: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy(MRS),Magnetic Resonance perfusion, and Diffusion Tensor Imaging(DTI) can detect brain alterations distinctive for neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE)and systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
66

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2008

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2008

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 1, 2008

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 8, 2008

Completed
6.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2014

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

December 14, 2015

Status Verified

December 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

6.5 years

First QC Date

August 1, 2008

Last Update Submit

December 10, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Lupus

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • This pilot data will be used to strengthen our application for a larger grant to definitively study the sensitivity and specificity of these alterations.

    At 6 month intervals

Study Arms (4)

1- Healthy Subjects

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Healthy Subjects- receive MRA

Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)Procedure: Magnetic resonance imaging

2 - patients with SLE, no neuropsych

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(SLE) patients without neuropsychiatric symptoms - receive MRA

Procedure: Magnetic resonance imagingProcedure: MRA

3 - patients with SLE with neuropsych

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

20 symptomatic neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus(NPSLE) patients.

Procedure: MRAProcedure: diffusion Imaging

4- healthy patients from other cohort

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

10 Healthy Controls (HC) from an existing cohort as part of another sponsored study.

Procedure: perfusion imaging.

Interventions

As part of the Magnetic Resonance(MR) scan, you will need to lie still on a padded MR table inside the MR machine for about 15 minutes at a time while MR studies are being performed on you. The total time for the clinical portion of the MR study is approximately 35-40 minutes and there will be an additional 30 minutes for the research related MR studies. The total time you will spend on the MR table for this research will seldom be more than one hour.

Also known as: Magnetic resonance imaging
1- Healthy Subjects

MR spectroscopy

Also known as: MRA
1- Healthy Subjects2 - patients with SLE, no neuropsych
MRAPROCEDURE

MRA of the brain

2 - patients with SLE, no neuropsych

MRA of the Brain

3 - patients with SLE with neuropsych

MRA of the brain

4- healthy patients from other cohort

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 99 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Have no diagnosis of NPSLE, SLE, or any other condition which, in the investigator's opinion, might cause central nervous system(CNS) changes or interfere with the interpretation of results.
  • Be 18 years of age or older.
  • Be willing and able to complete all study procedures.
  • Meet the criteria for diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).
  • Have recent onset or diagnosis of neurological symptoms that have been active within the last 14 days. The criteria for NPSLE study patients will be neurological symptoms, confirmed by neurologic examination, which, in the opinion of the treating physician, may be due to the patient's diagnosis of SLE, and requires MRI evaluation. Patients will be classified according to the nomenclature recommended by the American College Rheumatology(ACR) on Neuropsychiatric Manifestations in SLE, and further classified as "focal," "nonfocal," or "seizure" (64).
  • Be able to complete all study procedures; and be able to sign the informed consent form or have a designated proxy or next-of-kin present to provide consent on behalf of the subject.
  • Meet the American College of Rheumatology(ACR) criteria for SLE and be a member of the U of M lupus cohort.
  • Report no neurological symptoms at the time of enrollment.

You may not qualify if:

  • Co-morbid medical illnesses capable of causing a worsening of physical functional status independent of the diagnosis (e.g. morbid obesity, autoimmune diseases other than SLE), cardiopulmonary disorders (e.g. angina, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), chronic asthma), fibromyalgia(FM), uncontrolled endocrine or allergic disorders (e.g. thyroid dysfunction, Type I diabetes), and malignancy within 2 years, excluding successfully treated squamous or basal skin carcinoma.
  • Any present psychiatric disorder involving a history of psychosis (e.g. schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder etc.), current suicide risk or attempt within 2 years of the study, or substance abuse within 2 years.
  • Subjects who are pregnant.
  • Subjects who are left-handed.
  • Those SLE patients with acute onset of neurological symptoms with duration longer than 14 days.
  • Have acute onset of neurological symptoms related to systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Michigan Health Systems

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System

Interventions

Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyDiffusion Tensor Imaging

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

MeningoencephalitisCentral Nervous System Viral DiseasesCentral Nervous System InfectionsInfectionsVasculitis, Central Nervous SystemAutoimmune Diseases of the Nervous SystemNervous System DiseasesCerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesEncephalitisNeuroinflammatory DiseasesMeningitisVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesVasculitisLupus Erythematosus, SystemicConnective Tissue DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesImmune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spectrum AnalysisChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalInvestigative TechniquesNeuroimagingDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance ImagingTomographyDiagnostic Techniques, Neurological

Study Officials

  • Pia Maly Sundgren, MD-PHD

    University of Michigan

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Pia Maly Sundgren, MD, PHD

    University of Michigan

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Primary Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 1, 2008

First Posted

August 8, 2008

Study Start

March 1, 2008

Primary Completion

September 1, 2014

Study Completion

December 1, 2014

Last Updated

December 14, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12

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