Large-scale, Multi-disciplinary Sample and Data Repository for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Demyelinating Diseases
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Open (Enrolling by invite only)
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Multiple Sclerosis, Transverse Myelitis, Neuromyelitis Optica, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Optic Neuritis
Both
Multiple Sclerosis, Transverse Myelitis, Neuromyelitis Optica, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Optic Neuritis
Trial Information
Large-scale, Multi-disciplinary Sample and Data Repository for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Demyelinating Diseases
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 18+ able to give informed consent or individuals younger than 18 with parental
permission and able to give assent
- willing to provide up to 110 ml (50 ml for < 18 years old) of blood via venipuncture
- experienced at least one CNS demyelinating event characteristic of MS, TM, NMO, ADEM,
or ON
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of blood borne pathogens
- allogeneic bone marrow transplant
- clinical or radiological evidence of stroke, meningitis, or other well characterized
diseases of the nervous system (with the exception of MS, TM, NMO, ADEM, or ON).
- weight less than 37 pounds
Type of Study:
Observational
Study Design:
Observational Model: Case Control
Principal Investigator
Benjamin Greenberg, M.D., M.H.S.
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
University of Texas
Authority:
United States: Institutional Review Board
Study ID:
ACP-001
NCT ID:
NCT00445367
Start Date:
May 2006
Completion Date:
Related Keywords:
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Transverse Myelitis
- Neuromyelitis Optica
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
- Optic Neuritis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Clinically Isolated Syndrome
- Transverse Myelitis
- Neuromyelitis Optica
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
- Optic Neuritis
- Repository
- Biobank
- Demyelinating Diseases
- Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated
- Encephalomyelitis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Myelitis, Transverse
- Neuritis
- Neuromyelitis Optica
- Optic Neuritis
- Sclerosis
Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Stanford University | Stanford, California 94305 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | Dallas, Texas 75235-8897 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio 43210 |
| Barrow Neurological Institute | Phoenix, Arizona 85013 |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Worcester, Massachusetts 01605 |
| Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Maryland 21231 |
| The Rocky Mountain MS Center at Anschutz Medical Campus at UC Denver | Aurora, Colorado 80045 |
| Shepherd Center | Atlanta, Georgia 30309 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess | Boston, Massachusetts 02215 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York | New York, New York 10019 |
