Cervical Spinal Cord Metabolism and Microstructure in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

In brief

The investigators want to know if magnetic resonance imaging can accurately provide an early diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02000713

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

20

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-06-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults age 18 to 80 years of age.

You may not qualify if…

• Do not have active substance abuse
• Do not have co-morbid psychiatric disease
• Do not have opportunistic central nervous system infection
• Do not have cerebrovascular disease
• Do not have a contraindication for magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)(e.g. cardiac pacemaker, ferromagnetic or metallic implants).
• Are not pregnant
• Have not had cervical spinal surgery(neck) -

Where it is running

• University of Michigan Hospital — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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