Biobank For MS And Other Demyelinating Diseases - Full Text View

Purpose

To establish a large, longitudinal collection of high quality samples and data from subjects with MS, selected other demyelinating diseases (Transverse Myelitis (TM), Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) or Devic's, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), and Optic Neuritis (ON)), and related and unrelated unaffected controls. Samples and data will be available as a shared resource to scientists researching the causes, sub-types, and biomarkers of MS and related demyelinating diseases.

Condition

Multiple Sclerosis
Transverse Myelitis
Neuromyelitis Optica
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
Optic Neuritis

MedlinePlus related topics:

Multiple Sclerosis

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Other

Official Title:	Large-Scale, Multi-Disciplinary Sample and Data Repository for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Demyelinating Diseases

Further study details as provided by Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis:

Study Start Date:

May 2006

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

age 18+ able to give informed consent or individuals younger than 18 with parental permission and able to give assent
willing to provide up to 110 ml (50 ml for < 18 years old) of blood via venipuncture
experienced at least one CNS demyelinating event characteristic of MS, TM, NMO, ADEM, or ON

Exclusion Criteria:

history of blood borne pathogens
allogeneic bone marrow transplant
clinical or radiological evidence of stroke, meningitis, or other well characterized diseases of the nervous system (with the exception of MS, TM, NMO, ADEM, or ON).
weight less than 37 pounds

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00445367

Contacts


Contact: Sara Loud	781-487-0008	acp-study-director0807@acceleratedcure.org

Contact: Email: acp-study-director0807 /at/ acceleratedcure.org

Locations


United States, Arizona
	Barrow Neurological Institute	Recruiting
	Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013
	Contact: Breanna Bullock 602-406-6211
	Contact: Email: acp-study-barrow0807 /at/ acceleratedcure.org
	Principal Investigator: Timothy Vollmer, M.D.

United States, Georgia
	Shepherd Center	Recruiting
	Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30309
	Contact: Elizabeth Iski 404-350-3116
	Contact: Email: acp-study-shepherd0807 /at/ acceleratedcure.org
	Principal Investigator: Benjamin Thrower, M.D.

United States, Maryland
	Johns Hopkins	Recruiting
	Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
	Contact: Jana Goins 410-502-6160
	Contact: Email: acp-study-hopkins0807 /at/ acceleratedcure.org
	Principal Investigator: Ben Greenberg, M.D., M.H.S.

United States, Massachusetts
	University of Massachusetts Medical School	Recruiting
	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01605
	Contact: Janice Weaver 508-793-6562
	Contact: Email: acp-study-umass0807 /at/ acceleratedcure.org
	Principal Investigator: Peter Riskind, M.D.

United States, New York
	Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York	Recruiting
	New York, New York, United States, 10019
	Contact: Lauren Puccio 212-265-8070
	Contact: Email: acp-study-msrcny0807 /at/ acceleratedcure.org
	Principal Investigator: Saud Sadiq, M.D.

United States, Texas
	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas	Recruiting
	Dallas, Texas, United States, 76051
	Contact: Deborah Albritton 214-645-8800
	Contact: Email: acp-study-utsw0807 /at/ acceleratedcure.org
	Principal Investigator: Elliot Frohman, M.D.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Benjamin Greenberg, M.D., M.H.S.	Johns Hopkins

More Information

Accelerated Cure Project MS Repository Overview This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:	ACP-001
First Received:	March 8, 2007
Last Updated:	May 8, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00445367
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis:

Multiple Sclerosis

Clinically Isolated Syndrome

Transverse Myelitis

Neuromyelitis Optica

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Optic Neuritis

Repository

Biobank

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Papillitis

Spinal Cord Diseases

Neuromyelitis Optica

Demyelinating diseases

Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated

Encephalomyelitis

Brain Diseases

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neuritis

Multiple Sclerosis

Neuromuscular Diseases

Myelitis, Transverse

Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

Nervous System Neoplasms

Optic Neuritis

Devic disease

Autoimmune Diseases

Demyelinating Diseases

Eye Diseases

Central Nervous System Diseases

Sclerosis

Optic nerve disorder

Encephalitis

Virus Diseases

Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Central Nervous System Infections

Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS

Myelitis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms

Pathologic Processes

Neoplasms by Site

Immune System Diseases

Nervous System Diseases

Central Nervous System Viral Diseases

Cranial Nerve Diseases

Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 31, 2008

Sponsored by:	Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
Information provided by:	Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00445367