NYSCF Scientific Discovery Biobank

Last updated: February 27, 2025
Sponsor: New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Multiple Sclerosis

Ovarian Cancer

Cervical Cancer

Treatment

Biological Sample Collection

Clinical Study ID

NCT06203106
10-010
  • Ages > 30
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute is performing this research to accelerate diverse disease research using cells from the body (such as skin or blood cells) to make stem cells and other types of cells, conduct research on the samples, perform genetic testing, and store the samples for future use.

Through this research, researchers hope to identify future treatments or even cures for the major diseases of our time.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 30 days or older.

  • Diagnosis and/or medical history of a condition, disease, genetic background, ortrait of interest or healthy control.

  • Adults with decisional capacity must provide written informed consent unlessphysical limitations preclude signing.

  • Adults without decisional capacity to consent must a have diagnosis of AmyotrophicLateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD); BattenDisease, Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD),Huntington Disease, Lewy Body Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple System Atrophy,Parkinson's Disease (PD), Parkinsonism, and/or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, andmust provide assent; a legally authorized representative (LAR) must also providewritten informed consent.

  • Minors undergoing skin collection for research purposes must have a condition,disease, genetic background, or trait of interest and parental/guardian consent.

  • Minors undergoing blood, and/or saliva collection for research purposes may have acondition, disease, genetic background, or trait of interest or serve as a healthycontrol and must have an available parent/guardian to provide consent.

  • Minors transferring biological samples and associated data from a procedure outsideof the research may have a condition, disease, genetic background, or trait ofinterest or serve as a healthy control and must have an available parent/guardian toprovide consent.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Wards of the state.

  • For prospective skin samples: history of keloid formation, coagulation disorder, orallergy to the anesthetic.

  • For prospective blood samples: history of coagulation disorder.

  • For all prospective sample collections: 1) Subjects who refuse to adhere to NYSCF'sand/or a collection site's safety protocol(s) will be excluded; 2) Subjects with anAIDS diagnosis and CD4 count of less than 200 cells per microliter (mcL) of bloodwill be excluded due to increased risk of infection.

Study Design

Total Participants: 10000
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Biological Sample Collection
Phase:
Study Start date:
November 10, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
November 10, 2045

Study Description

Researchers at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute study diverse diseases, conditions, and traits by creating stem cells from biological samples. These "pluripotent" stem cells can become any cell in the human body, including cells that may be difficult, invasive, or impossible to obtain directly.

Additionally, researchers perform genetic testing to learn more about DNA, a material in most cells that contains instructions for the body's development and functions (such as traits like eye color and risk of certain diseases). A piece of DNA that determines the specific role of a cell is called a "gene." If the instructions in a gene are abnormal, this can lead to disease.

Participation in the study involves: (1) completion of health questionnaires, (2) providing a skin and/or blood sample from which stem cells may be created, (3) collection of a saliva sample for genetic analysis, and (4) possible future followup to provide additional information or learn about other research studies.

This study is not a clinical trial.

Connect with a study center

  • New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute

    New York, New York 10019
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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