HEALEY ALS Platform Trial - Master Protocol

Last updated: December 29, 2025
Sponsor: Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

2/3

Condition

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Als)

Myasthenia Gravis (Chronic Weakness)

Treatment

Pridopidine

NUZ-001

CNM-Au8

Clinical Study ID

NCT04297683
2019P003518
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial is a perpetual multi-center, multi-regimen clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational products for the treatment of ALS.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Sporadic or familial ALS diagnosed as clinically possible, probable, lab-supportedprobable, or definite ALS defined by revised El Escorial criteria.

  2. Age 18 years or older.

  3. Capable of providing informed consent and complying with study procedures, in theSI's opinion.

  4. Time since onset of weakness due to ALS ≤ 24 months at the time of the MasterProtocol Screening Visit.

  5. Vital Capacity ≥ 50% of predicted capacity at the time of the Master ProtocolScreening Visit measured by Slow Vital Capacity (SVC), or, if required due topandemic-related restrictions, Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) measured in person.

  6. Participants must either not take riluzole or be on a stable dose of riluzole for ≥ 30 days prior to the Master Protocol Screening Visit.

  7. Participants must either not take edaravone or have completed at least one cycle (typically 14 days) of edaravone prior to the Master Protocol Screening Visit.

  8. Participants must have the ability to swallow pills and liquids at the time of theMaster Protocol Screening Visit and, in the SI's opinion, have the ability toswallow for the duration of the study.

  9. Geographically accessible to the site.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinically significant unstable medical condition (other than ALS) that would pose arisk to the participant, according to SI's judgment (e.g., cardiovascularinstability, systemic infection), or clinically significant laboratory abnormalityor EKG changes. Clinically significant abnormal liver or kidney function isexclusionary. The following values [alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartateaminotransferase (AST) > 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) or estimatedGlomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) < 30 mL/min/1.73m2] are exclusionary regardless ofclinical symptoms.

  2. Presence of unstable psychiatric disease, cognitive impairment, dementia orsubstance abuse that would impair ability of the participant to provide informedconsent, in the SI's opinion.

  3. Active cancer or history of cancer, except for the following: basal cell carcinomaor successfully treated squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma insitu, prostatic carcinoma in situ, or other malignancies curatively treated and withno evidence of disease recurrence for at least 3 years.

  4. Use of investigational treatments for ALS (off-label use or active participation ina clinical trial) within 5 half-lives (if known) or 30 days (whichever is longer)prior to the Master Protocol Screening Visit.

  5. Exposure at any time to any gene therapies under investigation for the treatment ofALS (off-label use or investigational).

  6. If female, breastfeeding, known to be pregnant, planning to become pregnant duringthe study, or of child-bearing potential and unwilling to use effectivecontraception, for the duration of the trial and for 3 months, or as specified ineach RSA, after discontinuing study treatment.

  7. If male of reproductive capacity, unwilling to use effective contraception for theduration of the trial and for 3 months, or as specified in each RSA, afterdiscontinuing study treatment.

  8. Anything that would place the participant at increased risk or preclude theparticipant's full compliance with or completion of the study, in the SI's opinion.

  9. If a participant is being re-screened, the disqualifying condition has not beenresolved, or the mandatory wash-out duration has not occurred.

Study Design

Total Participants: 1500
Treatment Group(s): 8
Primary Treatment: Pridopidine
Phase: 2/3
Study Start date:
June 14, 2020
Estimated Completion Date:
August 31, 2028

Study Description

The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial is a perpetual multi-center, multi-regimen clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational products for the treatment of ALS. This trial is designed as a perpetual platform trial. This means that there is a single Master Protocol dictating the conduct of the trial.

In this trial, multiple investigational products for ALS will be tested simultaneously or sequentially. Each investigational product will be tested in a regimen. Each regimen consists of a placebo-controlled trial, meaning that the active investigational product and matching placebo will be tested in each regimen.

The additional details that govern the testing of each investigational product will be summarized in separate regimen-specific appendices (RSAs). Each regimen will have a separate ClinicalTrials.gov posting, which will include specific information about the regimen. All regimen-specific outcome measures will be detailed in each regimen posting.

Participants will have an equal chance to be randomized to all regimens that are active at the time of screening. Once randomized to a regimen, participants will be randomized in a 3:1 ratio to either study drug or placebo.

The following regimens are active in the trial:

Regimen I - NUZ-001

New regimens will be continuously added as new investigational products become available. The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial will enroll additional participants as each new regimen is available.

Connect with a study center

  • Barrow Neurological Institute

    Phoenix, Arizona 85013
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

    Scottsdale, Arizona 85259
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Barrow Neurological Institute

    Phoenix 5308655, Arizona 5551752 85013
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

    Scottsdale 5313457, Arizona 5551752 85259
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock 4119403, Arkansas 4099753 72205
    United States

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  • Loma Linda University Health

    Loma Linda, California 92354
    United States

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  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California 90048
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California 90027
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, California 90033
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California, Irvine

    Orange, California 92868
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center, California Pacific Medical Center

    San Francisco, California 94115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California 94143
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Loma Linda University Health

    Loma Linda 5367696, California 5332921 92354
    United States

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  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90048
    United States

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  • Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90027
    United States

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  • University of Southern California

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90033
    United States

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  • University of California, Irvine

    Orange 5379513, California 5332921 92868
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center, California Pacific Medical Center

    San Francisco 5391959, California 5332921 94115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco 5391959, California 5332921 94143
    United States

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  • University of Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

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  • University of Colorado

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

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  • Hospital for Special Care

    New Britain, Connecticut 06053
    United States

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  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut 06519
    United States

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  • Hospital for Special Care

    New Britain 4839292, Connecticut 4831725 06053
    United States

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  • Yale University

    New Haven 4839366, Connecticut 4831725 06519
    United States

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  • George Washington University

    Washington, District of Columbia 20037
    United States

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  • Georgetown University

    Washington, District of Columbia 20007
    United States

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  • George Washington University

    Washington D.C. 4140963, District of Columbia 4138106 20037
    United States

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  • Georgetown University

    Washington D.C. 4140963, District of Columbia 4138106 20007
    United States

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  • Nova Southeastern University

    Davie, Florida 33024
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Phil Smith Neuroscience Institute at Holy Cross Hospital

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida 32610
    United States

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  • Mayo Clinic Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida 32224
    United States

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  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida 33136
    United States

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  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida 33612
    United States

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  • Nova Southeastern University

    Davie 4152820, Florida 4155751 33024
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville 4156404, Florida 4155751 32610
    United States

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  • Mayo Clinic Florida

    Jacksonville 4160021, Florida 4155751 32224
    United States

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  • University of Miami

    Miami 4164138, Florida 4155751 33136
    United States

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  • University of South Florida

    Tampa 4174757, Florida 4155751 33612
    United States

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  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

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  • Augusta University

    Augusta, Georgia 30912
    United States

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  • Augusta University

    Augusta 4180531, Georgia 4197000 30912
    United States

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  • Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

    Boise, Idaho 83704
    United States

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  • Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

    Boise 5586437, Idaho 5596512 83704
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

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  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois 60637
    United States

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  • Northwestern University

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60611
    United States

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  • University of Chicago

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60637
    United States

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  • Indiana University Health

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
    United States

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  • Indiana University Health

    Indianapolis 4259418, Indiana 4921868 46202
    United States

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  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

    Iowa City, Iowa 52242
    United States

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  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

    Iowa City 4862034, Iowa 4862182 52242
    United States

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  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Fairway, Kansas 66205
    United States

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  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Fairway 4271358, Kansas 4273857 66205
    United States

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  • University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky 40536
    United States

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  • University of Kentucky

    Lexington 4297983, Kentucky 6254925 40536
    United States

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  • Ochsner Health System

    New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
    United States

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  • Ochsner Health System

    New Orleans 4335045, Louisiana 4331987 70115
    United States

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  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland 21205
    United States

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  • University of Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland 21201
    United States

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  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21205
    United States

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  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

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  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02114
    United States

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  • University of Massachusetts Medical School

    North Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
    United States

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  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02215
    United States

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  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02114
    United States

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  • University of Massachusetts Medical School

    North Worcester 4945817, Massachusetts 6254926 01655
    United States

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  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
    United States

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  • Henry Ford Health System

    Detroit, Michigan 48202
    United States

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  • Spectrum Health

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525
    United States

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  • Spectrum Health/Corewell Health

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525
    United States

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  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor 4984247, Michigan 5001836 48109
    United States

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  • Henry Ford Health System

    Detroit 4990729, Michigan 5001836 48202
    United States

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  • Spectrum Health/Corewell Health

    Grand Rapids 4994358, Michigan 5001836 49525
    United States

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  • Essentia Health

    Duluth, Minnesota 55805
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Minnesota Medical School

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Minnesota/Twin Cities ALS Research Consortium

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic - Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota 55902
    United States

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  • Essentia Health

    Duluth 5024719, Minnesota 5037779 55805
    United States

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  • University of Minnesota Medical School

    Minneapolis 5037649, Minnesota 5037779 55455
    United States

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  • Mayo Clinic - Rochester

    Rochester 5043473, Minnesota 5037779 55902
    United States

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  • University of Missouri Health Care

    Columbia, Missouri 65212
    United States

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  • Saint Louis University

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63104
    United States

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  • Washington University School of Medicine

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
    United States

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  • University of Missouri Health Care

    Columbia 4381982, Missouri 4398678 65212
    United States

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  • Saint Louis University

    St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63104
    United States

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  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63110
    United States

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  • Neurology Associates, P.C./Somnos Clinical Research

    Lincoln, Nebraska 68506
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska 68198
    United States

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  • Neurology Associates, P.C./Somnos Clinical Research

    Lincoln 5072006, Nebraska 5073708 68506
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha 5074472, Nebraska 5073708 68198
    United States

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  • Las Vegas Clinic

    Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
    United States

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  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756
    United States

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  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon 5088597, New Hampshire 5090174 03756
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    Hackensack 5098706, New Jersey 5101760 07601
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dent Neurologic Institute

    Amherst, New York 14226
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Columbia University

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stony Brook University Hospital

    Stony Brook, New York 11794
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • SUNY Upstate

    Syracuse, New York 13202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dent Neurologic Institute

    Amherst 5107129, New York 5128638 14226
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Columbia University

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stony Brook University Hospital

    Stony Brook 5139865, New York 5128638 11794
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • SUNY Upstate

    Syracuse 5140405, New York 5128638 13202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of North Carolina

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Atrium Health

    Charlotte, North Carolina 28207
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina 27702
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Wake Forest Health Science

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of North Carolina

    Chapel Hill 4460162, North Carolina 4482348 27599
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Atrium Health

    Charlotte 4460243, North Carolina 4482348 28207
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke University

    Durham 4464368, North Carolina 4482348 27702
    United States

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  • Wake Forest Health Science

    Winston-Salem 4499612, North Carolina 4482348 27157
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
    United States

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  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

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  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio 43221
    United States

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  • University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati 4508722, Ohio 5165418 45219
    United States

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  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus 4509177, Ohio 5165418 43221
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Providence Brain and Spine Institute ALS Center

    Portland, Oregon 97213
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Providence Brain and Spine Institute ALS Center

    Portland 5746545, Oregon 5744337 97213
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lehigh Valley Health Network

    Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Penn State Hershey

    Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Jefferson Weinberg ALS Center, Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Penn

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    United States

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  • University of Pittsburg Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232
    United States

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  • Lehigh Valley Health Network

    Allentown 5178127, Pennsylvania 6254927 18103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Penn State Hershey

    Hershey 5193342, Pennsylvania 6254927 17033
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Jefferson Weinberg ALS Center, Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19140
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Penn

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19107
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Pittsburg Medical Center

    Pittsburgh 5206379, Pennsylvania 6254927 15232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina 29425
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Wesley Neurology Clinic

    Cordova, Tennessee 38018
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville 4644585, Tennessee 4662168 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Neurology

    Dallas, Texas 75214
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Houston Methodist

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UTHSCSA

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Neurology

    Dallas 4684888, Texas 4736286 75214
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Houston Methodist

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UTHSCSA

    San Antonio 4726206, Texas 4736286 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84132
    United States

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  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    Henrico, Virginia 23233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville 4752031, Virginia 6254928 22908
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    Henrico 4763729, Virginia 6254928 23233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Swedish Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington 98122
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington 98195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Swedish Medical Center

    Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135 98122
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Washington

    Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135 98195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee 5263045, Wisconsin 5279468 53226
    United States

    Site Not Available

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