Can new staging tools better track ALS progression?
NCT ID NCT04858555
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two new ways to stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on key disease milestones. Researchers will check how well these systems work in 50 patients and see if adding a blood marker called neurofilament can improve tracking of the disease. The goal is to better understand ALS progression, not to test a new treatment.
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 a more accurate way to stage ALS, helping doctors better understand and track the disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 50 patients from one center, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not testing a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
patients with ALS, followed-up in the ALS expert center of Limoges university Hospital (France).
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * ALS cases recruited for retrospectively (between) 2007 to 2016 for the retrospective cohort * ALS cases recruited for prospectively by the ALS expert center of Limoges for one year. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous neurosurgical operations * A recent history of neurotrauma * Peripheral neuropathies * ALS/frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Limoges University Hospital
Limoges, 87042, France
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Tours University Hospital
Tours, 37044, France
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