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ALSVNI_SLANCT05621213

Satisfaction of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Regarding Home Assisted Teleconsultation

A study testing Teleconsultation assisted by a physiotherapist or nurse in people with ALS and Charcot Disease, run by AGIR à Dom at 2 sites in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Satisfaction of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis under non-invasive ventilation regarding home assisted teleconsultation Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
ALS, Charcot Disease
What is being tested?
Teleconsultation assisted by a physiotherapist or nurse
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
38 participants
Where
2 sitesFrance
Study dates
13 Jan 2023to 5 Sep 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patient with a diagnosis of ALS coming for a follow-up consultation with their pneumologist
  • Daily NIV compliance of more than 4 hours in the month prior to inclusion
  • Living at home
  • Patient with a natural caregiver
  • Patient equipped with computer equipment adapted for teleconsultation (tablet, computer, telephone... with an internet connection)
  • Patient able to read and understand the procedure, and able to express consent for the study protocol
  • Patient, or his or her caregiver, able to sign the consent to participate by himself or herself

Who cannot join

  • Patient not available or wishing to change region within 3 months of inclusion
  • Patient currently participating or having participated in the month prior to inclusion in another clinical interventional research study that may have an impact on the study, this impact is left to the discretion of the investigator
  • Persons referred to in articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the French Public Health Code (corresponding to all protected persons)
  • Pregnant women (for women of childbearing age and in the absence of reliable contraception, the β-HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) assay will be performed), parturient women, breastfeeding women,
  • persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision,
  • persons under legal protection

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

France2 sites
  • CHU Grenoble Alpes

    Grenoble, France, 38043

  • CHU Montpellier

    Montpellier, France, 34295

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About this study

Official title: Satisfaction of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Under Non-invasive Ventilation Regarding Home Assisted Teleconsultation

Satisfaction of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis under non-invasive ventilation regarding home assisted teleconsultation

Read the detailed description

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disease. Depending on the degree of muscle damage, patients may suffer from reduced mobility, difficulty swallowing, speech difficulties and finally respiratory weakness. Death occurs within an average of 2-3 years and is usually due to respiratory failure. Currently there is no cure for ALS, so palliative care and symptomatic treatments are essential for the management of these patients.

The gold standard treatment for respiratory impairment is non-invasive ventilation (NIV). The aim of this mask ventilation is to improve gas exchange by compensating for the weakness of the respiratory muscles.

The progressive nature of ALS requires regular assessment of the patient's clinical condition and evaluation of NIV parameters. Regular medical appointments are therefore essential to ensure optimal ventilation and close surveillance of the patient. A day hospitalization or a consultation is organized every 3 or 4 months. These visits can cause significant fatigue, not only because of the difficulty patients have to move around but also because of the time spent waiting in hospital.

ALS is characterised by its severity and it requires our society to think about and implement new ways of managing the disease. Thus, e-health innovations could be an interesting potential in the remote follow-up of these patients, to reduce the burden of hospital consultations.

The hypothesis is that the patient will be more satisfied with a home assisted teleconsultation follow-up, while keeping the same quality of non-invasive nocturnal ventilatory assistance.

Conditions
ALS, Charcot Disease
Being tested
Teleconsultation assisted by a physiotherapist or nurse
Medical subject headings
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Teleconsultation assisted by a physiotherapist or nurseOther

    A home health care provider (with expertise in NIV) will be asked to attend the 2 home teleconsultation sessions.

    This assistance will make it possible to help, if necessary, the patient to settle in and connect, collect the elements necessary for the doctor's consultation and adjust, if necessary, the NIV settings. He will also be responsible for administering the questionnaires to the patient as well as to his family caregiver.

Study groups in NCT05621213
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
InterventionExperimentalPatients who will be followed up by teleconsultation assisted by a physiotherapist or a nurse at home.
Receives: Other: Teleconsultation assisted by a physiotherapist or nurse
Control groupNo interventionPatients not wishing to be followed up by teleconsultation but agreeing to participate in the study and the collection of questionnaires. They will follow up as usual in person (no teleconsultation).

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Satisfaction of ALS patients followed by teleconsultation at home

    Evolution of the overall satisfaction score obtained from the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire CSQ-8, with 8 items, score 8-32. The higher the score, the more satisfied the patient is.

    Measured: Between the initial visit and the 3-month visit

Secondary outcomes (23)
  1. Evolution of the patient's physical functions

    Change in ALS-FRS-R (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale revised) questionnaire score, score 0-48. The higher the score, the better the patient's physical function.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  2. Non-inferiority of ventilatory efficiency compared to conventional management

    Non-inferiority of efficiency will be assessed in a blinded manner by two third party experts in ventilation. This ventilatory efficiency will be assessed by S3-NIV (symptoms, sleep quality and side-effects related to the non-invasiv ventilation) questionnaire score 0-10. the higher the score, the fewer ALS-related symptoms the patient has.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  3. Non-inferiority of ventilatory efficiency compared to conventional management

    Non-inferiority of efficiency will be assessed in a blinded manner by two third party experts in ventilation. This ventilatory efficiency will be assessed by mean nocturnal oxygen saturation (SpO2, %) measured by oximetry

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  4. Non-inferiority of ventilatory efficiency compared to conventional management

    Non-inferiority of efficiency will be assessed in a blinded manner by two third party experts in ventilation. This ventilatory efficiency will be assessed by time spent (in minutes) below 90% SpO2, measured by oximetry

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  5. Non-inferiority of ventilatory efficiency compared to conventional management

    Non-inferiority of efficiency will be assessed in a blinded manner by two third party experts in ventilation. This ventilatory efficiency will be assessed by mean PtCO2 (in mmHg), measured by capnography

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  6. Non-inferiority of ventilatory efficiency compared to conventional management

    Non-inferiority of efficiency will be assessed in a blinded manner by two third party experts in ventilation. This ventilatory efficiency will be assessed by time spent (in minutes) above 50 mmHg PtCO2 measured by capnography

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  7. Non-inferiority of ventilatory efficiency compared to conventional management

    Non-inferiority of efficiency will be assessed in a blinded manner by two third party experts in ventilation. This ventilatory efficiency will be assessed by the treatment compliance (average daily use) through telemonitoring of the data recorded by the CPAP machine.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  8. Non-inferiority of ventilatory efficiency compared to conventional management

    Non-inferiority of efficiency will be assessed in a blinded manner by two third party experts in ventilation. This ventilatory efficiency will be assessed by the unintentional leakage through telemonitoring of the data recorded by the CPAP machine.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  9. Non-inferiority of ventilatory efficiency compared to conventional management

    Non-inferiority of efficiency will be assessed in a blinded manner by two third party experts in ventilation. This ventilatory efficiency will be assessed by the residual Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) through telemonitoring of the data recorded by the CPAP machine.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  10. The evolution of the efficiency of ventilation between patients who have completed the teleconsultation follow-up visit and those who have completed the face-to-face follow-up visit

    Comparison of the evolution of ventilation efficiency assessed from clinical parameters measured by S3-NIV (symptoms, sleep quality and side-effects related to the non-invasiv ventilation) questionnaire, score 0-10. the higher the score, the fewer ALS-related symptoms the patient has.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  11. The evolution of the efficiency of ventilation between patients who have completed the teleconsultation follow-up visit and those who have completed the face-to-face follow-up visit

    Comparison of the evolution of ventilation efficiency assessed from mean PtCO2 (in mmHg), measured by capnography

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  12. The evolution of the efficiency of ventilation between patients who have completed the teleconsultation follow-up visit and those who have completed the face-to-face follow-up visit

    Comparison of the evolution of ventilation efficiency assessed from time spent (in minutes) below 90% SpO2, measured by oximetry

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  13. The evolution of the efficiency of ventilation between patients who have completed the teleconsultation follow-up visit and those who have completed the face-to-face follow-up visit

    Comparison of the evolution of ventilation efficiency assessed from mean nocturnal oxygen saturation (SpO2,%) measured by oximetry

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  14. The evolution of the efficiency of ventilation between patients who have completed the teleconsultation follow-up visit and those who have completed the face-to-face follow-up visit

    Comparison of the evolution of ventilation efficiency assessed from time spent (in minutes) above 50 mmHg PtCO2 measured by capnography

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  15. The evolution of the efficiency of ventilation between patients who have completed the teleconsultation follow-up visit and those who have completed the face-to-face follow-up visit

    Comparison of the evolution of ventilation efficiency assessed by the treatment compliance (average daily use) through telemonitoring of the data recorded by the CPAP machine.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  16. The evolution of the efficiency of ventilation between patients who have completed the teleconsultation follow-up visit and those who have completed the face-to-face follow-up visit

    Comparison of the evolution of ventilation efficiency assessed by the unintentional leakage through telemonitoring of the data recorded by the CPAP machine.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  17. The evolution of the efficiency of ventilation between patients who have completed the teleconsultation follow-up visit and those who have completed the face-to-face follow-up visit

    Comparison of the evolution of ventilation efficiency assessed by the residual Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) through telemonitoring of the data recorded by the CPAP machine.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  18. Patient satisfaction with teleconsultation itself (use and patient/doctor interaction)

    Evaluation of the score of the Visit Satisfaction Questionnaire (VSQ-VF) score 0-100. The higher the score, the more satisfied the patient is.

    Measured: After each teleconsultation (3-month visit and 6-month visit)

  19. The evolution of satisfaction between patients who have completed the teleconsultation follow-up visit and those who have completed the face-to-face follow-up visit

    Comparison of the variation in the score of the visit satisfaction questionnaire, assessed by the VSQ-VF questionnaire, score 0-100. The higher the score, the more satisfied the patient is.

    Measured: Between the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  20. Physician satisfaction with teleconsultation

    Evaluation made by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) from 0 to 10 cm. The higher the score, the more satisfied the physician is.

    Measured: After each teleconsultation (3-month visit and 6-month visit)

  21. Caregivers' satisfaction with the care of the relative

    Change in caregiver satisfaction measured with client satisfaction questionnaire score (CSQ-8 modified) with 8 items, score 8-32. The higher the score, the more satisfied the caregivers' is.

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  22. The feasibility of home teleconsultation for ALS patients

    Number of failed teleconsultations requiring rescheduling

    Measured: Between the initial visit, the 3-month visit, and the 6-months visit

  23. Retention of follow-up modality

    Number of patients who changed follow-up modality, assessed by the number of face-to-face follow-up

    Measured: At 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Nov 2022
  2. Study start13 Jan 2023
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2024
  4. Study completion5 Sep 2025

Why it stopped: The study was terminated early due to insufficient recruitment despite mitigation measures, as enrolment rates could not meet protocol objectives. Academic thesis scheduling constraints also contributed. No safety concerns were identified.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Patient assigned to the interventional group or to the control group if they do not wish to be followed up by teleconsultation
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
38 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05621213
Sponsor's protocol ID
2022-A01667-36
Acronym
VNI_SLA
Status last verified
Feb 2026
First submitted
27 Oct 2022
Last updated
6 Feb 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Teleconsultation assisted by a physiotherapist or nurse in people with ALS and Charcot Disease, run by AGIR à Dom at 2 sites in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Feb 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: The study was terminated early due to insufficient recruitment despite mitigation measures, as enrolment rates could not meet protocol objectives. Academic thesis scheduling constraints also contributed. No safety concerns were identified.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Satisfaction of ALS patients followed by teleconsultation at home (time frame: Between the initial visit and the 3-month visit). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Feb 2026.

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