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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive neurological autoimmune disease, that gradually affects patient's quality of life. There are about 2.5 millions patients world wide, with an increasing cost Burdon. Up to date, it remains unclear who are the exact cells to initiate the disease. During the disease, the repertoire of cells expands and undergoes changes. The purpose of this study is to characterize those changes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis | Patients previously diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis |
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| Newly Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis | Patients diagnosed for the first time with Multiple Sclerosis and hospitalized |
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| Healthy Volunteers | Health volunteers who do not have an autoimmune diseases, including Multiple Sclerosis |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Sampling | Other | Blood samples will be taken from all patients and healthy volunteers. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Quantification of disease related white blood cells from blood and/ or CSF | through study completion, an average of 6 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active malignant disease
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18 to 70 years old patients with MS defined according to the revised diagnostic criteria of MacDonald and are followed by the neurology or physical medicine and rehabilitation center or healthy volunteers.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Sigalit Carmel, MD, MSc | Contact | +97225649302 | sigalit@bioimmunate.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hadassah Medical Center | Recruiting | Jerusalem | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009103 | Multiple Sclerosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D020278 | Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS |
| D020274 | Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D003711 | Demyelinating Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001800 | Blood Specimen Collection |
| ID | Term |
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| D013048 | Specimen Handling |
| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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Whole Blood CSF
| CSF Sampling | Other | CSF sample will be taken from hospitalized newly diagnosed patients only. |
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| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D011677 | Punctures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |