A long-term registry following people living with multiple sclerosis
Follows people with multiple sclerosis over several years through online or mailed surveys.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Where
- Dallas, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- NARCOMS Registry: A Multiple Sclerosis Registry
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 50,000 people, planned
- Started
- Jan 1996
- Expected to end
- Dec 2050
- Type of study
- Observational
- Record updated
- 13 November 2025
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults who have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or clinically isolated syndrome. People fill in surveys about their disease and treatment twice a year.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or clinically isolated syndrome
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Any individual who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or clinically isolated syndrome
- Must be at least 18 years of age
Who cannot take part
- None
Where in United States
- UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, United StatesContact: NARCOMS TeamTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This project is based on the idea that we can learn about the complexities of MS by following disease and treatment patterns in a large group of people over several years. The information gathered is used for research only. Results are presented in summary form only. All details submitted by registry participants is strictly confidential. To participate in NARCOMS complete the baseline enrollment survey online through www.narcoms.org (or directly using the following link: https://redcap.link/py2rnyyn) or you can request a mail-in survey be sent to you by emailing. You will be asked to update your information, online or by mail, twice a year. Each update survey typically takes less than 20 minutes to complete. There is no cost to participate. For your participation you are offered a free subscription to the NARCOMS quarterly magazine, NARCOMS Now. NARCOMS Now provides a reliable source of information about the latest in MS research and disease management. You can stop participating in the registry at any time. You may also receive additional surveys or information on clinical trials. You are not obligated to participate and these additional studies will always come directly from NARCOMS. Your contact information will not be shared or sold to other parties.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- NARCOMS Global Multiple Sclerosis Registry: A Long-Term Study to Facilitate Research in Multiple Sclerosis
- Plain-language title
- A long-term registry following people living with multiple sclerosisGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 13 November 2025