Massive data dive aims to unlock ALS mysteries
NCT ID NCT03489278
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study gathers information from the medical records of 1,200 people with ALS and similar conditions. Researchers will use this data to better understand the disease and improve future studies. No experimental treatments are given—the goal is simply to learn from real-world patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2018
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2034
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
Affected patients receiving care at a clinical center that uses Epic as EHR.
- 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: * Diagnosis of ALS or a related disorder (e.g. primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy). * Receiving care at a clinical center that uses Epic as its EHR. * Able and willing to provide informed consent (or informed consent obtainable from a designated proxy). Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand English and/or Spanish
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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California Pacific Medical Center
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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Columbia University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27708, United States
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Hennepin County Medical Center
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Providence Health & Services
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97213, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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University of California, Irvine
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92868, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Wake Forest University
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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