Status:

RECRUITING

NYSCF Scientific Discovery Biobank

Lead Sponsor:

New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute

Conditions:

ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

30+ years

Brief Summary

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute is performing this research to accelerate diverse disease research using cells from the body (such as skin or blood cells) to make stem cel...

Detailed Description

Researchers at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute study diverse diseases, conditions, and traits by creating stem cells from biological samples. These "pluripotent" stem cell...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 30 days or older.
  • Diagnosis and/or medical history of a condition, disease, genetic background, or trait of interest or healthy control.
  • Adults with decisional capacity must provide written informed consent unless physical limitations preclude signing.
  • Adults without decisional capacity to consent must a have diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD); Batten Disease, Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Huntington Disease, Lewy Body Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson's Disease (PD), Parkinsonism, and/or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and must provide assent; a legally authorized representative (LAR) must also provide written informed consent.
  • Minors undergoing skin collection for research purposes must have a condition, disease, genetic background, or trait of interest and parental/guardian consent.
  • Minors undergoing blood, and/or saliva collection for research purposes may have a condition, disease, genetic background, or trait of interest or serve as a healthy control and must have an available parent/guardian to provide consent.
  • Minors transferring biological samples and associated data from a procedure outside of the research may have a condition, disease, genetic background, or trait of interest or serve as a healthy control and must have an available parent/guardian to provide consent.

Exclusion

  • Wards of the state.
  • For prospective skin samples: history of keloid formation, coagulation disorder, or allergy to the anesthetic.
  • For prospective blood samples: history of coagulation disorder.
  • For all prospective sample collections: 1) Subjects who refuse to adhere to NYSCF's and/or a collection site's safety protocol(s) will be excluded; 2) Subjects with an AIDS diagnosis and CD4 count of less than 200 cells per microliter (mcL) of blood will be excluded due to increased risk of infection.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 10 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 10 2045

Estimated Enrollment :

10000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06203106

Start Date

November 10 2022

End Date

November 10 2045

Last Update

March 3 2025

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New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute

New York, New York, United States, 10019