500 patients join quest to unlock mysteries of neuromuscular disease
NCT ID NCT04417023
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to help doctors diagnose neuromuscular diseases faster and better understand how these conditions progress. Researchers will collect blood, tissue, and imaging data from 500 adults with neuromuscular disease. The goal is to find genetic markers and other clues that could lead to future treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2033
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 or unaffected cohorts (including genetic carriers or non-carriers as reference biospecimens
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 or blood relatives of patients classified as having a neuromuscular disease from the following categories: * Motor Neuron Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Spinal Muscular Atrophy) * Neuropathies * Neuromuscular Junction Disorders * Myopathies. Exclusion Criteria: Patients referred to the neurology clinic without a neuromuscular disorder: * Central nervous system disorders such as Stroke * Multiple Sclerosis * Parkinson's disease
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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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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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4E9, Canada
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