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Multispectral Optoacoustic Imaging for the Detection of Inflammation and Damage of Peripheral Nerves in Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
CIDP - Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Registration Number
NCT07121985
Lead Sponsor
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to assess disease activity in patients with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) using multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT).

The currently available diagnostic procedures for CIDP and GBS do not allow for a clear distinction between remission and active disease and show limitations in sensitivity and specificity during acute diagnostics. This can lead to delayed diagnosis, which is crucial for timely initiation of therapy and, consequently, for a better prognosis. Long-term therapy management is also challenging, as objective parameters for assessing therapeutic success are largely lacking.

MSOT can detect inflammation through the measurement of hemoglobin, a method that our research group has already successfully demonstrated in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (Knieling, NEJM 2017). The use of MSOT could therefore also be applied to nerve inflammation, allowing for earlier detection of inflammation and nerve damage and contributing to timely treatment of patients.

For nerve imaging, a CE-certified MSOT device from iThera Medical is available at the Pediatric Clinic in Erlangen. In addition, a non-CE-certified device with lower laser power is available, which can be used for bedside examinations.

The arm nerves will be examined in three cohorts, which will be compared with each other and with standard diagnostics (blood tests, electrophysiology, conventional ultrasound).

Each cohort will include ten healthy control subjects, ten patients with CIDP, and ten patients with GBS.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding mothers
  • Cardiopulmonary instability
  • Tattoo in the examination area
  • Subcutaneous fat tissue > 3 cm

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Single Wavelength PA signalSingle time point

Photoacoustic single wavelength signal between 700nm and 1100nm in the measured nerves.

PA hemoglobin signalSingle time point

Unmixed photoacoustic hemoglobin signal (oxygenated, deoxygenated and derived saturation) in the measured nerves

Doppler signalSingle time point

Ultrasound-based Doppler signal in the measured nerves

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Nerve diameterSingle time point

Ultrasound-based dimensional measurements of the respective nerve.

Clinical scoresSingle time point

Assessment of clinical scores (MRC, NIS) for correlation with imaging data.

PA lipid signalSingle time point

Unmixed photoacoustic lipid signal in the measured nerves

PA water signalSingle time point

Unmixed photoacoustic water signal in the measured nerves

PA collagen signalSingle time point

Unmixed photoacoustic collagen signal in the measured nerves

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