Pennsylvania Consortium: Clinical Database

Terminated

• Conditions: Motor Neuron Disease; Neurodegenerative Disease; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Registration Number: NCT00718445
• Lead Sponsor: Drexel University College of Medicine

Brief Summary

In order to streamline disease research in ALS and other motor neuron diseases, we have joined a consortium of clinical centers (Hershey and University of Pittsburgh) who will collaborate on clinical and basic research projects. As part of this collaboration, de-identified clinical data from subjects at each institution will be entered into a joint database kindly provided and maintained by the ALS Hope Foundation. This database is password protected and contains only de-identified information. In addition to clinical data, any research specimens that are available through IRB approved tissue collections will be linked to the subject so that the collaborating investigators can share samples and have the maximum information. This will enhance the usefulness of each specimen.

Once established, the database will provide a resource in which clinical data on a large number of patients along with tissue (blood, urine, muscle, csf, and autopsy) samples will be readily available. This will expedite research by circumventing the delays in collecting specimens prospectively and increase the number of specimens available by allowing the collaborating researchers access to each others specimens. In each case there will be a formal request placed to use specimens that are at the other institutions. These specimens will be used for research in the ALS Center of Hope at the Drexel University College of Medicine and shared with outside investigators with valid IRB approved protocols.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-03
• Study First Submitted: 2008-07-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-07-16
• Study First Posted: 2008-07-18
• Primary Completion: 2015-12
• Study Completion: 2015-12
• Status Verified: 2016-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 2016-06-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical data on patients with motor neuron diseases (ALS, PLS, Bulbar Palsy) and related disorders

Exclusion Criteria

• Any patient without a motor neuron disease or related disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
None Specified	None Specified	This database is intended to increase the efficiency of other IRB approved protocols by increasing accessibility of information and biological samples from the ALS cohort. No direct outcome measures have been specified for the creation of the database.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MDA/ALS Center of Hope; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States