Blood and spinal fluid samples could unlock better tests for rare neurological diseases
NCT ID NCT05370079
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study collects blood and optional spinal fluid samples from 350 people with Parkinson's, ALS, glioblastoma, certain cancers, or rheumatoid arthritis. The goal is to find new genetic markers that could lead to better diagnostic tests for autoimmune encephalitis and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes, which are rare and hard to diagnose. Participants provide samples once, and no treatment is given.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more accurate diagnostic tests for rare neurological conditions like autoimmune encephalitis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational sample-collection study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly benefit participants and results may take years to apply.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * patient with consent * patient with following disease: Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Glioblastoma, cancer without neurological disease (pulmonary cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, melanoma, thymoma), rheumatoid arthritis. Exclusion Criteria: * refusal consent * patient with neurological disorder compatible with paraneoplastic neurological syndrome or auto-immune encephalitis * patient under guardianship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGBron, 69500, France
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