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Care in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Sponsor: NYU Langone Health
Summary
This study is structured around three main aims. In Aim 1, investigators will conduct community-based participatory research (CBPR) to develop culturally tailored methods to assess childhood adversity in multiple sclerosis (MS). Aim 2 will investigate the impact of childhood adversity on MS outcomes among individuals with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), among whom 70% belong to a group historically under-represented in MS research: Black, Hispanic, or poverty-impacted. Aim 2 procedures involve two visits that include a research blood draw and an MRI scan. In Aim 3, investigators will conduct interviews and surveys to explore environmental and social factors affecting quality of life for minority MS patients.
Official title: CARE in MS: Childhood Adversity Research Effort in MS
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
386
Start Date
2025-10-23
Completion Date
2029-06-30
Last Updated
2025-10-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Locations (6)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States