Individual Study / NARCRMS

North American Registry for Care and Research in Multiple Sclerosis

North American Registry for Care and Research in Multiple Sclerosis

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Start Year
2016
Supplementary Information

1.https://n.neurology.org/content/90/15_Supplement/P4.407

2.Rammohan, K., Li, D., Halper, J., McCurdy Murphy, L., Patton, S. (2019, September). The North American registry for Care and Research in MS (NARCRMS). Department of Neurology, University of Miami. Miami, FL, United States.

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Investigators Contacts
  • Dr. Kottil Rammohan
    University of Miami
  • June Halper
    The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
  • Dr. Kottil Rammohan
    University of Miami
  • Sara McCurdy Murphy
    Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.

Design

Study design
Registry
Follow Up
Follow-ups are conducted once yearly.

Marker Paper

Recruitment

Recruitment Target
  • Individuals

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
712
Number of Participants with Biological Samples

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Timeline

NARCRMS population

Selection Criteria
Minimum age
18
Maximum age
65
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • United States of America
  • Canada
Ethnic Origin
Health Status
  • Inclusion: Participants must have relapsing or progressive multiple sclerosis with clear date of onset within 15 years and evidence of clinical isolated syndrome typical of demyelination.
    Exclusion: Concomitant confounding disorders like neuromyelitis optica and idiopathic isolated transverse myelitis, and/or known autoimmune disorders that can cause neurological disorders.
Other Criteria
Inclusion: EDSS up to 6.5

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • Specific population
Specific Population
  • Clinic patients
Supplementary Information
Participants are recruited from approximately 25 to 27 enrollment sites chosen to geographically represent all regions across the U.S. and Canada. Recruitment sites include clinical sites and medical practices currently enrolled in the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, as well as affiliated centers of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
712
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 NARCRMS - Enrollment

Information is collected by physicians, patient-reported and from medical records.

At enrollment, a disability is assessed through the score of Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). ...

2016-05
1 NARCRMS - Follow-up 1

Information is collected by physicians, patient-reported and from medical records.

Participants complete Case Report Forms (CRFs) which include the health-related productivity and ...

2017-05 2018-04
2 NARCRMS - Follow-up 2

Information is collected by physicians, patient-reported and from medical records.

Participants complete Case Report Forms (CRFs) which include the health-related productivity and ...

2018-05 2019-04
3 NARCRMS - Follow-up 3

Information is collected by physicians, patient-reported and from medical records.

Participants complete Case Report Forms (CRFs) which include the health-related productivity and ...

2019-05

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

Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Twin
Marital/partner status
Family and household structure
Education
Residence
Birthplace
Ethnicity, race and religion
Labour force and retirement
Income, possessions, and benefits

Lifestyle and behaviours

Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Nutrition
Breastfeeding

Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history

Puberty, menstruation, menopause and andropause
Contraception
Pregnancy, delivery and birth
Fertility and sexual health

Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations

Functional limitations
Use of assistive devices

Diseases

Neoplasms (C00-D48)
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
Diseases without precise specification or falling into multiple categories

Medication and supplements

Medication and supplement intake
Posology and protocol of administration

Non-pharmacological interventions

Surgical interventions
Radiological interventions
Other and unspecified non-pharmacological interventions

Health and community care services utilization

Visits to health professionals
Hospitalizations
Community and social care
Other health and community care

Death

Vital status

Physical measures and assessments

Physical characteristics
Anthropometry
Muscles, skeleton and mobility
Sensory and pain
Brain and nerves
Digestion

Laboratory measures

Biochemistry
Immunology

Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments

Cognitive functioning

Social environment and relationships

Social support

Physical environment

Workplace characteristics
Chemical exposure

Administrative information

Date and time-related information
Questionnaire and interview-related information
Physical and cognitive measure and biosample-related information
Other administrative information

Cognitive functioning

California Verbal Learning Test
Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test
Symbol Digit Modalities Test

Functional limitations

Expanded Disability Status Scale