North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis Registry
- Start Year
- 1996
- Supplementary Information
- The following is the link to the list of the NARCOMS publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1pqyrIe3kbgQ7/bibliography/public/
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Design
- Study design
- Registry
- Follow Up
- After enrolling, participants are asked to complete update surveys semi-annually.
- Supplementary Information
- Longitudinal disease registry.
Marker Paper
Marrie RA, Cutter G, Tyry T, et al. 2007. Validation of the NARCOMS registry: diagnosis. Mult Scler. 2007 Jul;13(6):770-5.
PUBMED 17525097
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 42,000
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- Supplementary Information
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
| Possible Access to Data | |
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Timeline
NARCOMS population
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Participants diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or clinically isolated syndrome
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- Specific population
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Members of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), Paralyzed Veterans of American (PVA), and Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA)
- Supplementary Information
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients are contacted directly by using mailing lists provided by the various Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), as well as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) mailing list. Potential Registry participants are also reached through publications of the NMSS, Paralyzed Veterans of American (PVA), and Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA). Registry information is available on the CMSC website, and interested individuals can download a copy of the enrollment questionnaire. Many MS support groups also distribute enrollment questionnaires to their members.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 42,000
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
- The number of active participants is over 7,000.
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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| 0 |
NARCOMS - Enrollment
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Enrollment by participants is complete with submission of the enrollment survey. Information was collected about demographics (ethnicity, education, age, etc.), lifestyle, quality of ... |
1996 | |
| 1 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 1
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2000-04 | 2000-06 |
| 2 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 2
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2000-10 | 2000-12 |
| 3 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 3
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2001-04 | 2001-06 |
| 4 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 4
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2001-10 | 2001-12 |
| 5 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 5
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2002-04 | 2002-06 |
| 6 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 6
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2002-10 | 2002-12 |
| 7 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 7
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2003-04 | 2003-06 |
| 8 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 8
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2003-10 | 2003-12 |
| 9 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 9
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2004-04 | 2004-06 |
| 10 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 10
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2004-10 | 2004-12 |
| 11 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 11
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2005-04 | 2005-06 |
| 12 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 12
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2005-10 | 2005-12 |
| 13 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 13
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2006-04 | 2006-06 |
| 14 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 14
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2006-10 | 2006-12 |
| 15 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 15
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2007-04 | 2007-06 |
| 16 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 16
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2007-10 | 2007-12 |
| 17 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 17
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2008-04 | 2008-06 |
| 18 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 18
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2008-10 | 2008-12 |
| 19 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 19
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2009-04 | 2009-06 |
| 20 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 20
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2009-10 | 2009-12 |
| 21 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 21
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2010-04 | 2010-06 |
| 22 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 22
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2010-10 | 2010-12 |
| 23 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 23
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2011-04 | 2011-06 |
| 24 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 24
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2011-10 | 2011-12 |
| 25 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 25
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2012-04 | 2012-06 |
| 26 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 26
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2012-10 | 2012-12 |
| 27 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 27
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2013-04 | 2013-06 |
| 28 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 28
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2013-10 | 2013-12 |
| 29 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 29
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2014-04 | 2014-06 |
| 30 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 30
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2014-10 | 2014-12 |
| 31 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 31
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2015-04 | 2015-06 |
| 32 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 32
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2015-10 | 2015-12 |
| 33 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 33
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2016-04 | 2016-06 |
| 34 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 34
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2016-10 | 2016-12 |
| 35 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 35
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2017-04 | 2017-06 |
| 36 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 36
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2017-10 | 2017-12 |
| 37 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 37
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2018-04 | 2018-06 |
| 38 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 38
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2018-10 | 2018-12 |
| 39 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 39
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2019-04 | 2019-06 |
| 40 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 40
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... |
2019-10 | 2019-12 |
| 41 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 41
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... | 2020-04 | 2020-06 |
| 42 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 42
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... | 2020-10 | 2020-12 |
| 43 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 43
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... | 2021-04 | 2021-06 |
| 44 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 44
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... | 2021-10 | 2021-12 |
| 45 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 45
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... | 2022-04 | 2022-06 |
| 46 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 46
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... | 2022-10 | 2022-12 |
| 47 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 47
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... | 2023-04 | 2023-06 |
| 48 |
NARCOMS - Follow-up 48
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Information was collected to update information on demographics (insurance, employment, disability, etc.), functionality, quality of life, other conditions, providers, relapse and symptom ... | 2023-10 | 2023-12 |
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
- Cognitive functioning
- Personality
- Psychological distress and emotions
- Other psychological measures and assessments
- Perception of health
- Quality of life
- Life course development
- Functional limitations
- Other perception of health, quality of life and functional limitation-related information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Diseases
Symptoms and signs
Medication and supplements
Non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care services utilization
Physical measures and assessments
Laboratory measures
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Preschool, school and work life
Social environment and relationships
Physical environment
Administrative information
Psychological distress and emotions
Other psychological measures and assessments
Quality of life
Functional limitations
Other perception of health, quality of life and functional limitation-related information