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The CLF Research Registry

The CLF Research Registry comprises the Brain Donation Registry (BDR) and the Clinical Research Registry (CRR).

Join the CLF Research Registry

The CLF Research Registry comprises the Brain Donation Registry (BDR) and the Clinical Research Registry (CRR). You may sign up for one or both.

CLF Canada is proud to collaborate with the Canadian Concussion Centre at the Toronto Western Hospital, as well as members of the CLF Global Brain Bank: the UNITE Brain Bank, the Australian Sports Brain Bank, the Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank in New Zealand, the University of Sao Paulo, and the University of Oxford.

Brain donation is a generous act that helps raise awareness for concussion and CTE research and allows your family to know your wishes for brain donation after death. Brain Donation Registry members will receive a personalized digital brain donor card and informational packet on brain donation.

Browse our Brain Donation FAQ for more information. For imminent brain donation matters, please contact the respective brain banks directly.

By signing up for the Clinical Research Registry, you’ll help accelerate clinical research studies on brain injuries and CTE led by research institutions across Canada.

Register today to begin receiving information on active studies for which you may be a fit. Thank you in advance for committing your time and effort to these important studies.

Research Registry Form

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Pledge Information

What are you signing up for? Check at least one box *

I pledge to donate my brain to research after my death

I am interested in participating in clinical research while I am alive

Would you like to make your brain pledge public information?*

Yes, please make my pledge public

No, please keep my pledge private

Basic Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Country*

Postal Code*

Phone Number

Email*

Please ensure this email matches

Date of Birth*

Race*

Sex*

Military Service*

Military Branch*

What college or university do you feel most connected to?

This could be where you attended, graduated, work, or have another connection

If you were referred by someone else, please write their name below

Exposure Information

This section asks about your history of brain trauma exposure. Complete this section to the best of your ability regarding your knowledge of the patient's brain injury history. You do not need to have experienced brain trauma in order to sign up for the Clinical Research Registry or Brain Donation Registry. We encourage you to sign up regardless of your brain trauma history.

Primary Exposure*

Other - Primary Exposure

Years of Primary Exposure*

If Primary Exposure was a sport, what is the highest level reached of the primary sport you played?*

Learn More

About the Canadian Concussion Centre

In 2023, the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada partnered with the Canadian Concussion Centre to advance CTE research in Canada. This collaboration is led by Dr. Gabor Kovacs and Dr. Carmela Tartaglia.

For more about the Canadian Concussion Centre and our global collaborators, including the impact that brain donation has had on our understanding of CTE, head to our brain banks page.

About the CLF Global Brain Bank

CTE is a global problem, but due to a lack of brain tissue, few researchers outside the United States were able to study this devastating disease. The Concussion Legacy Foundation founded the CLF Global Brain Bank to activate scientists from every corner of the globe in the fight against CTE.

Led by some of the world’s greatest researchers on brain trauma and CTE, the CLF Global Brain Bank has collaborators in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with plans for future growth.

For more information about the CLF Global Brain Bank and the importance of brain donation around the world, visit our brain banks page.

About Clinical Research

Research is the key that unlocks our ability to prevent and treat the effects of brain trauma. Clinical research on human volunteers allows scientists to pick up on changes in the brain that lead to CTE while someone is alive, bringing us closer to being able to diagnose CTE during life.

The Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada actively recruits for studies led by researchers across Canada. For more information on active studies, head to our clinical research page.