Groundbreaking study aims to speed up ALS treatment development
NCT ID NCT03912987
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study enrolls people with ALS and related disorders, as well as healthy volunteers, to track biological markers (biomarkers) in urine, blood, and spinal fluid. The goal is to better understand how these markers change over time, which could help design more effective future clinical trials. No experimental treatment is given; participants simply provide samples and clinical data.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 610 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
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 or a related neurodegenerative disorder, including FTD, ALS-FTD, PLS and PMA. Individuals never diagnosed with and not at particular risk of developing ALS or a related disorder.
- 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: * Member of at least one of the following categories: 1. Individuals with a clinical diagnosis of ALS or a related disorder, including FTD, ALS-FTD, PLS, and PMA. 2. Individuals never diagnosed with and not at particular risk of developing ALS or a related disorder. * Able and willing to comply with relevant procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * A condition or situation which, in the PI's opinion, could confound the study finding or may interfere significantly with the individual's participation and compliance with the study protocol. This includes (but is not limited to) neurological, psychological and/or medical conditions.
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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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University of Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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