- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01950910
Establishment of a Tissue Bank (Blood, CSF) for the Understanding of Motor Neuron Disease (MND) (WBC)
Establishment of a Tissue Bank (Blood, CSF) for the Understanding of the Disease Progression and Early Diagnosis of Motor Neuron Disease (MND).
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a motor neuron disease characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neurons, muscle atrophy and paralysis. There is no reliable early diagnostic test for ALS making identification of the disease difficult at its earliest stages. Early detection is critical to the initiation of early neuroprotective therapy. By the time a reliable diagnosis can be made, substantial damage to motor neurons and muscle has already occurred. The purpose of the current project is to establish a bank of blood samples (serum and protein/RNA/DNA from blood cells) and CSF for use in the development of an early diagnostic test for ALS and to better understand the progression of this disease.
Samples from patients that have a confirmed or unknown diagnosis of motor neuron disease will be examined. ALS and suspected neuromuscular disease (control) samples will be collected for comparison. Investigators will examine various biochemical, metabolic and genetic markers from these samples in hopes of finding differences in the expression between control subjects and ALS patients and how these biomarkers vary during disease progression. Participants will be asked to complete an optional questionnaire to collect data including medication and vitamin use and medical and disease history. This data will be linked to the patient's samples; however, all samples will be deidentified and coded to avoid the possibility of linking results to the patient. Results will not be stored in the patient's medical record.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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North Carolina
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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28207
- Neurosciences Institute, Neurology - Charlotte
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years old or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- less than 18 years old
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
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subjects w/ non-motor neurodegenerative disease
subjects with ALS or with non-motor neurodegenerative disease
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subjects w/out motorneuron degenerative dis
subjects without motorneuron degenerative disease
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
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Levels of ALS biomarkers in blood
Time Frame: After blood is collected from study subjects. Data will be analyzed at one year.
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Blood samples will be processed to obtain serum samples and to isolate peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC's).
Serum samples will be analyzed for biochemical and metabolic markers of interest and future cell culture as needed.
PBMCs will be processed for RNA, DNA or protein isolation.
Aliquots of all samples will be stored for future study.
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After blood is collected from study subjects. Data will be analyzed at one year.
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Levels of ALS biomarkers in CSF
Time Frame: After CSF is collected from study subject. Data will be analyzed at one year.
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CSF samples will be processed and assayed for biomarkers of interest.
An aliquot of CSF sample will be stored for future study.
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After CSF is collected from study subject. Data will be analyzed at one year.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Benjamin R Brooks, MD, Neurosciences Institute, Neurology - Charlotte
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- CHS-Neurology-WBC Tissue Bank
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