Purpose

The purpose of the Clinical Procedures To Support Research (CAPTURE) study is to utilize information collected in the medical record to learn more about a disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related disorders.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

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

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Affected Affected with ALS or a related disorder.

Recruiting Locations

University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas 78229
Contact:
Randee Kent-Baron
kentbaron@uthscsa.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Miami

Study Contact

Michael Benatar, MBChB, MS, DPhil
1-844-837-1031
projectcreate@miami.edu

Detailed Description

The study will consent patients with ALS or related disorders that are receiving care at a clinical center in the CReATe consortium that uses Epic as its electronic health record (EHR) system. The study aims to systematically gather a clinical dataset through the EHR using a standardized approach to characterize the natural history of ALS and related diseases.

Notice

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