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Early Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration in Parkinsonian Syndromes

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
Procedure: 7 Tesla MRI
Registration Number
NCT06155942
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Brief Summary

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common degenerative Parkinson's syndrome and is linked, among other things, to the excessive accumulation of an abnormally aggregating protein, alpha-synuclein. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is another Parkinson's syndrome, linked, among other things, to the abnormal accumulation of the protein Tau, and expressed clinically by falls, early cognitive impairment and oculomotor disorders, not present in PD. The onset of these disorders is so gradual that differential diagnosis between the two diseases is only possible at a late stage, on average 3 to 5 years after the onset of symptoms.

To date, there is a lack of validated imaging biomarkers for diagnosing and monitoring PD and PSP. There is therefore an urgent need for the development of robust biomarkers capable of detecting neurodegeneration at an early stage, in order to aid differential diagnosis as soon as symptoms appear, and to potentially enable these patients to be included in specific therapeutic trials (as these diseases are pathophysiologically different) with potential neuroprotective effects.

The development of cutting-edge technologies such as 7T MRI, combined with optimized image processing methods, now enable non-invasive in vivo exploration and analysis of these small structures in terms of ion homeostasis (sodium), microstructure (volumetry, amount of iron and neuromelanin) and connectivity.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
63
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients aged between 40 and 80
  2. Fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for MPI (Postuma et al., 2015)
  3. First motor symptom (rigidity, akinesia, tremor) less than 36 months ago
  4. Patient entitled to or affiliated with a social security scheme
  5. Patients who understood, completed and signed the consent form for study participation.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patient with a neurological disease of the central nervous system other than those studied (including history of stroke, repeated head trauma, documented encephalitis). In case of doubt, this criterion will be left to the discretion of the principal investigator, who is a neurologist.
  2. Contraindications to 7T MRI: presence of an ocular metallic foreign body (accidental shrapnel or other), pacemaker (cardiac simulator) or neurostimulator (pain treatment), cochlear implants or any implanted electronic medical equipment in general, metallic heart valve, vascular clips implanted on a cranial aneurysm.
  3. Claustrophobia or any other condition preventing full MRI.
  4. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) test < 25/30
  5. Pregnant or breast-feeding woman or protected person (under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty).

For Progressive Supra-nuclear Palsy:

Inclusion criteria:

  1. Patients aged 40 to 80
  2. Fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for soPSP (Höglinger et al., 2017) :
  3. First motor symptom (rigidity, akinesia, tremor) or falls or cognitive impairment (frontal syndrome or language disorder or cortico-basal syndrome) occurring less than 36 months ago
  4. Patients benefiting from or affiliated to a social security scheme
  5. Patients who have understood, completed and signed the study participation consent form

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Patient with a neurological disease of the central nervous system other than those studied (including history of stroke, repeated head trauma, documented encephalitis). In case of doubt, this criterion will be left to the discretion of the principal investigator, who is a neurologist.
  2. Contraindications to 7T MRI: presence of an ocular metallic foreign body (accidental shrapnel or other), pacemaker (cardiac simulator) or neurostimulator (pain treatment), cochlear implants or any implanted electronic medical equipment in general, metallic heart valve, vascular clips implanted on a cranial aneurysm.
  3. Claustrophobia or any other condition preventing MRI.
  4. Pregnant or breast-feeding woman or protected person (under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty).

For Control group:

Inclusion criteria:

  1. Subjects aged between 40 and 80
  2. Subjects benefiting from or affiliated with a social security plan
  3. Subjects who have understood, completed and signed the study participation consent form

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Subjects with a known history of neurological disease of the central nervous system (e.g. Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, stroke, brain tumor, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, repeated head trauma, documented encephalitis, etc.). In case of doubt, this criterion will be left to the discretion of the principal investigator, who is a neurologist.
  2. Contraindications to 7T MRI: presence of an ocular metallic foreign body (accidental shrapnel or other), pacemaker (cardiac simulator) or neurostimulator (pain treatment), cochlear implants or any implanted electronic medical equipment in general, metallic heart valve, vascular clips implanted on a cranial aneurysm.
  3. Claustrophobia or any other condition preventing MRI.
  4. Pregnant or breast-feeding women or protected persons (under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy7 Tesla MRI-
Patients with Parkinson Disease7 Tesla MRI-
Healthy volunteers7 Tesla MRI-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sodium accumulation between Parkinson disease patients and Progressive Supranuclear PalsyBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Comparison of intracerebral sodium accumulation measured by very high-field (7T) cerebral MRI between subjects with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease and subjects with early-stage Progressive Supra-Nuclear Palsy

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Brain atrophy between MPI and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of brain atrophy differences measured in Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM), value in cm3

Sodium accumulation between Progressive Supra-nuclear patients (soPSP) and control subjectsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Comparison of intracerebral sodium accumulation between subjects with soPSP and control subjects.

Brain atrophy between MPI and soPSP patientsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of brain atrophy differences measured in Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM), value in cm3

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and Hospital Anxiety and DepressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

HAD Echelle (Hospital Anxiety and Depression), 0 to 3, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and Sleep Behavior DisorderBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire, 0 to 13, 0 means better outcome

Iron accumulation between soPSP and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of iron accumulation differences measured by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM), values in ppm

Accumulation of neuromelanin between soPSP patients and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of neuromelanin differences (signal/MT ratio)

Movement of water molecules between MPI patients and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of differences in mean diffusivity (DM), values in mm2/s

Structural connectivity between MPI and soPSP patientsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of anisotropy fraction (AF) differences, values between 0 and 1

Structural connectivity between soPSP patients and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of anisotropy fraction (AF) differences, values between 0 and 1

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and sense of smellBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) in ppm and sense of smell (questionnaire)

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and severity of diseaseBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), 0 to 199, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and Hospital Anxiety and DepressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

HAD Echelle (Hospital Anxiety and Depression), 0 to 3, 0 means better outcome

Sodium accumulation between Parkinson disease patients (MPI) and control subjectsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Comparison of intracerebral sodium accumulation between subjects with early-stage Parkinson's Disease (PD) and control subjects.

Iron accumulation between soPSP patients and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of iron accumulation differences measured by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM), values in ppm

Structural connectivity between MPI patients and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of anisotropy fraction (AF) differences, values between 0 and 1

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and ageBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between sodium concentration (mmol/L) and age

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and lateralityBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between sodium concentration (mmol/L) and laterality

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and lateralityBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM) in cm3 and laterality

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and ageBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between ratio of signal/MT and age

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and ageBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between anisotropy fraction (AF) and age

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and duration of disease progressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between anisotropy fraction (AF) and duration of the disease

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and severity of diseaseBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), 0 to 199, 0 means better outcome

Brain atrophy between soPSP and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of brain atrophy differences measured in Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM), value in cm3

Movement of water molecules between MPI and soPSP patientsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of differences in mean diffusivity (DM), values in mm2/s

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and ageBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM) in cm3 and age

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and sexBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between ratio of signal/MT and sex

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and lateralityBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between ratio of signal/MT and laterality

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and duration of disease progressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between ratio of signal/MT and duration of the disease

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and duration of disease progressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) in ppm and duration of the disease

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and duration of disease progressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM) in cm3 and duration of disease progression

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and sense of smellBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between sodium concentration (mmol/L) and sense of smell (questionnaire)

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and quality of lifeBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ 39), 0 to 156, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and quality of lifeBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ 39), 0 to 156, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and quality of lifeBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ 39), 0 to 156, 0 means better outcome

Accumulation of neuromelanin between MPI patients and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of neuromelanin differences (signal/MT ratio)

Movement of water molecules between soPSP patients and control groupBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of differences in mean diffusivity (DM), values in mm2/s

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and ageBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) in ppm and age

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and sexBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) in ppm and sex

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and lateralityBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) in ppm and laterality

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and sexBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between anisotropy fraction (AF) and sex

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and lateralityBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between anisotropy fraction (AF) and laterality

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and sense of smellBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM) in cm3 and sense of smell (questionnaire)

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and quality of lifeBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ 39), 0 to 156, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and Hospital Anxiety and DepressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

HAD Echelle (Hospital Anxiety and Depression), 0 to 3, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and non-motor fluctuationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Number of non-motor fluctuations

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and non-motor fluctuationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Number of non-motor fluctuations

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and hypotensionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Blood pressure test for orthostatic hypotension

Iron accumulation between MPI and soPSP patientsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of iron accumulation differences measured by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM), values in ppm

Accumulation of neuromelanin between MPI and soPSP patientsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

3D mapping of neuromelanin differences (signal/MT ratio)

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and sexBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between sodium concentration (mmol/L) and sex

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and sexBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Measure by Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM) in cm3 and sex

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and duration of disease progressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between sodium concentration (mmol/L) and duration of disease

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and sense of smellBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between ratio of signal/MT and sense of smell (questionnaire)

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and sense of smellBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Correlation between anisotropy fraction (AF) and sense of smell (questionnaire)

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and quality of lifeBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ 39), 0 to 156, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and Hospital Anxiety and DepressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

HAD Echelle (Hospital Anxiety and Depression), 0 to 3, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and motivation scaleBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Starkstein motivation scale, 0 to 42, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and severity of diseaseBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), 0 to 199, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and severity of diseaseBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), 0 to 199, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and Sleep Behavior DisorderBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire, 0 to 13, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and motivation scaleBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Starkstein motivation scale, 0 to 42, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and motivation scaleBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Starkstein motivation scale, 0 to 42, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and motivation scaleBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Starkstein motivation scale, 0 to 42, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and non-motor fluctuationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Number of non-motor fluctuations

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and cognitives functionsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Score Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), 0 to 30, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and cognitives functionsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Score Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), 0 to 30, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and hallucinationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Miami Questionnaire, 0 to 70, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and hallucinationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Miami Questionnaire, 0 to 70, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and hallucinationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Miami Questionnaire, 0 to 70, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and Hospital Anxiety and DepressionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

HAD Echelle (Hospital Anxiety and Depression), 0 to 3, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and Sleep Behavior DisorderBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire, 0 to 13, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and Sleep Behavior DisorderBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire, 0 to 13, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and non-motor fluctuationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Number of non-motor fluctuations

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and hypotensionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Blood pressure test for orthostatic hypotension

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and Sleep Behavior DisorderBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire, 0 to 13, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and motivation scaleBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Starkstein motivation scale, 0 to 42, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and non-motor fluctuationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Number of non-motor fluctuations

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and hypotensionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Blood pressure test for orthostatic hypotension

Measurement of the dependency between accumulation of neuromelanin and hypotensionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Blood pressure test for orthostatic hypotension

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and hallucinationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Miami Questionnaire, 0 to 70, 0 means better outcome

Measurement of the dependency between brain atrophy and cognitives functionsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Score Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), 0 to 30, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and cognitives functionsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Score Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), 0 to 30, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between structural connectivity and cognitives functionsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Score Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), 0 to 30, 0 means worse outcome

Measurement of the dependency between iron accumulation and hypotensionBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Blood pressure test for orthostatic hypotension

Measurement of the dependency between sodium accumulation and hallucinationsBetween month 0 and month 3 after inclusion

Miami Questionnaire, 0 to 70, 0 means better outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE MUSSE - Toulon

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Toulon, France

Ch Pays D'Aix

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Aix-en-Provence, France

CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE NICE - Service de Neurologie

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Nice, France

Hôpital Privé La Casamance - Service de Neurologie

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Aubagne, France

Centre Hospitalier Avignon - Service de Neurologie

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Avignon, France

CENTRE HOSPITALIER NIMES - Service de Neurologie

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Nimes, France

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