Clinical Procedures to Support Research in ALS (CAPTURE-ALS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03489278 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 5, 2018
Last Update Posted : March 22, 2023
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Condition or disease |
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS-Frontotemporal Dementia Primary Lateral Sclerosis Progressive Muscular Atrophy |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1200 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Clinical Procedures to Support Research in ALS (CAPTURE-ALS) |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 15, 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2024 |

Group/Cohort |
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Affected
Affected with ALS or a related disorder.
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- Using the ALS Toolkit for collecting and using electronic health record data for research purposes [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of ALS or a related disorder (e.g. primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy).
- Receiving care at a clinical center that uses Epic as its EHR.
- Able and willing to provide informed consent (or informed consent obtainable from a designated proxy).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to understand English and/or Spanish

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03489278
Contact: Michael Benatar, MBChB, MS, DPhil | 1-844-837-1031 | projectcreate@miami.edu | |
Contact: Anne-Laure Grignon | 1-844-837-1031 | projectcreate@miami.edu |
United States, California | |
University of California, Irvine | Recruiting |
Irvine, California, United States, 92868 | |
Contact: Mercedes Herrera 714-509-2665 mercedh1@hs.uci.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Namita Goyal, MD | |
Stanford University | Recruiting |
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304 | |
Contact: Rabia Farooquee 650-709-8735 rfarooquee@stanford.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Yuen T So, MD | |
California Pacific Medical Center | Recruiting |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115 | |
Contact: Chow Saephanh 415-600-3935 SaephaC@cpmcri.org | |
Principal Investigator: Jonathan Katz, MD | |
United States, Florida | |
University of Miami | Recruiting |
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136 | |
Contact: Jessica Hernandez 305-243-2345 jph93@miami.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Michael Benatar, MBChB, MS, DPhil | |
United States, Kansas | |
University of Kansas Medical Center | Recruiting |
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66205 | |
Contact: Collin Gerringer 913-574-0008 cgerringer@kumc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Statland, MD | |
United States, Minnesota | |
Hennepin County Medical Center | Recruiting |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404 | |
Contact: Daphne Fruchtman 612-873-2607 DFruchtman@hhrinstitute.org | |
Principal Investigator: Samuel Maiser, MD | |
United States, New York | |
Columbia University | Recruiting |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
Contact: Ben Hoover 646-574-7399 bnh2119@cumc.columbia.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Matthew Harms, MD | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Wake Forest University | Recruiting |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157 | |
Contact: Lauren Richmond 336-716-9632 lprichmo@wakehealth.edu | |
Principal Investigator: James Caress, MD | |
United States, Oregon | |
Providence Health & Services | Recruiting |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213 | |
Contact: Tyler Regan 503-215-2333 tyler.regan@providence.org | |
Principal Investigator: Nicholas Olney, MD | |
United States, Texas | |
University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center | Recruiting |
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229 | |
Contact: Samantha Lewis 210-450-0524 lewiss11@uthscsa.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Carlayne Jackson, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Michael Benatar, MBChB, MS, DPhil | University of Miami |
Responsible Party: | Michael Benatar, Chief, Neuromuscular Division, University of Miami |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03489278 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
20170785 U54NS092091 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | April 5, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 22, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Motor Neuron Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Muscular Atrophy Frontotemporal Dementia Aphasia, Primary Progressive Pick Disease of the Brain Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Sclerosis Pathologic Processes Dementia Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Mental Disorders |
Atrophy Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Neurodegenerative Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Spinal Cord Diseases TDP-43 Proteinopathies Proteostasis Deficiencies Metabolic Diseases Neuromuscular Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Aphasia Speech Disorders Language Disorders Communication Disorders |