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Natural History and Clinical Features of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Sponsor: Peking University Third Hospital
Summary
1. Describe the distribution of ALS in mainland China, to explore the differences in the number of ALS in different times, regions and populations in order to further explore the causes affecting the distribution of ALS; 2. To investigate the cause of ALS in mainland China in the crowd disease development process and the corresponding characteristics change ; 3. To explore the effect of prognosis of ALS;
Official title: A Study on the Natural History and Clinical Features of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in Mainland China
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3000
Start Date
2019-11-01
Completion Date
2030-12-01
Last Updated
2020-07-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disorder of motor neurons in the cortex, brainstem and spinal cord1,2. Its cause is unknown and it is uniformly fatal, typically within five years3
Locations (1)
Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, China