New study seeks clues to recovery in rare childhood brain condition
NCT ID NCT07540182
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find what factors predict recovery in children with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), a rare brain condition. Researchers will follow 25 children aged 6 months to 18 years to see how many recover fully and how many have relapses. The study does not test a new treatment, but rather gathers information to better understand the disease.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Children aged from 6 months old to 18 years. 2. Presence of clinical signs of acute encephalopathy with multifocal neurological deficits
- Ages
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6 months to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged from 6 months old to 18 years. * Presence of clinical signs of acute encephalopathy with multifocal neurological deficits. * MRI findings suggestive of demyelinating lesions. Exclusion Criteria: * Pediatric patients diagnosed who were as multiple sclerosis. * Pediatric patients with clinical signs and radiological findings suggestive of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. * Pediatric patients with infectious encephalitis. * Pediatric patients with metabolic or genetic neurological disorders
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