The ALS clinic at St. Olav’s University hospital in Trondheim covers a population of 455.000 inhabitants and have approximately 30 ALS patients at any given time. We have built a well-functioning clinical team and established regional standards for patient follow-up.
Our new research centre intends to build on three pillars. First, we have ongoing research on advanced in vitro modeling of patient-derived neural network function. Second, we plan to do population-based research on material from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (www.ntnu.edu/hunt), and third, we are struggling to establish a national ALS registry in a joint effort with the other Norwegian ENCALS sites
| ALS Clinic St. Olav’s University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Foundation year | 2017 |
| Director | Associate Prof. Geir Bråthen |
| Principal investigator | Postdoc Tore Wergeland Meisingset |
| Contact information | |
|---|---|
| Address | Neuroclinic, St. Olav’s hospital |
| Contact | Associate Prof. Geir Bråthen |
| Phone | +47 922 90 661 |
| geir.brathen@stolav.no | |
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| Serving population | |
|---|---|
| Serving population | 455.000 |
| Patient resources | |
|---|---|
| Population based register | Yes |
| Clinic based register | Yes |
| Geographically matched controls | Yes |
| Number of IPS cell samples | 1 |
Banks
| Type | ALS Patients | Controls | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNA Bank | 70.000 | ||
| Serum Bank | 56 | 70.000 | |
| RNA Bank |
| Research activities | |
|---|---|
| Clinical management research | Yes |
| Neuro epidemiology | No |
| Neuro physiology | No |
| Neuro imaging | No |
| Neuro psychology | No |
| Neuro pathology | Yes |
| Genomics | Yes |
| Transcriptomics | Yes |
| Metabolomics | Yes |
Clinical Trials - Industry sponsored
There are no clinical trials for this centre
Clinical Trials - Investigator initiated
There are no clinical trials for this centre