Care in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Start Date
10/23/2025
Completion Date
6/30/2029
Summary
This study is structured around three main aims. In Aim 1, investigators will conduct community-based participatory research (CBPR) to develop culturally tailored methods to assess childhood adversity in multiple sclerosis (MS). Aim 2 will investigate the impact of childhood adversity on MS outcomes among individuals with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), among whom 70% belong to a group historically under-represented in MS research: Black, Hispanic, or poverty-impacted. Aim 2 procedures involve two visits that include a research blood draw and an MRI scan. In Aim 3, investigators will conduct interviews and surveys to explore environmental and social factors affecting quality of life for minority MS patients.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Conditions
Locations
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama 35294
United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California 94158
United States
University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, Colorado 80045
United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
United States
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
United States
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
United States