🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-04-07

Comprehensive Analysis Platform To Understand, Remedy and Eliminate ALS (NCT05204017)

🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: University of Alberta

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

CAPTURE ALS is a long-term data and biorepository platform that will facilitate future ALS research. CAPTURE ALS will provide the standardized systems and tools necessary to collect, store, and analyze vast amounts of multimodal information about ALS. These multimodal datasets and biosamples will be made available for use by researchers or industry across Canada and around the world in accordance with the CAPTURE ALS Data Sharing Policy to advance research on ALS.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta

Age range: 18 Years

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (4 Sites)

  • University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta
  • University of Toronto / Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre — Toronto, Ontario
  • McGill University / Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital — Montreal, Quebec
  • CHU de Quebec -Universite de Laval — Québec, Quebec

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (514) 398-6188

Email: info@captureals.ca

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗