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No treatment, just tracking: neurological study screens thousands for future research

NCT ID NCT00001367

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 12 times

Summary

This completed study screened over 3,800 people with neurological conditions, their family members, and healthy volunteers. The goal was to gather information and create a pool of potential participants for future research studies. No experimental treatments were given, and doctors provided only consultative advice.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

3,813 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 1993

Lead sponsor

A government research agency

The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The following population groups may participate: - Subjects with neurological disorders who are 2 years old or older, - Family members who are 2 years old or older of people with a neurological disorder, - Healthy volunteers who are 18 years old or older.

Ages

2 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Patients with neurological disorders and subjects with a family history of neurological conditions OR * Healthy volunteers: People age 18 or older who are generally in good health. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Patients \<2 years old. * Employees of HMCS in NINDS.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

nervous system disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Healthy volunteer Nervous system disease

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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