Brain tissue collection aims to fuel future discoveries
NCT ID NCT00593203
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study collects brain tissue samples from up to 2,500 adults and children undergoing brain surgery. The samples are stored in a tissue bank for use in future approved research projects. The goal is to provide a valuable resource for scientists studying brain diseases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2003
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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
infant through Adults
- 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: * Subjects having any type of brain surgery, where a specimen will be collected. Exclusion Criteria: * none
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Deptartment of Neurological Surgery
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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