Massive national ALS registry launches to uncover disease clues
NCT ID NCT01772602
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is building a large registry of people with ALS in the United States. The goal is to count how many people have the disease and learn about possible causes, such as environmental or genetic factors. Anyone 18 or older with ALS can join. The registry does not test a treatment, but aims to improve understanding of ALS.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Oct 2010
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2040
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
ALS cases in the United States
- 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: \- U.S. citizens 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: \-
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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
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
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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CDC
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30333, United States
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