Clinical trials: Lou Gehrig Disease
Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Bioenergetics and Protein Metabolism in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
INTRODUCTION: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease of the motor neurones of the brain and the spinal cord. The pathophysiological mechanisms of the disease remain unknown.
- Trial name
- Fibro-ALS (NCT02969759)
- Testing
- Skin Biopsy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
MND (Motor Neurone DIsease)
MND Together: Phase 1
This project consists of two workstreams, both of which will be mixed-methods and aim to develop a national UK picture of current care coordination for people with MND, including observations of barriers and facilitators.
- Trial name
- NCT07393932
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease
Study of Predictive Factors of Progression of Motor Neurone Disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex polymorph and devastating neurodegenerative disease. Although the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of ALS remain to be fully elucidated, there have been…
- Trial name
- PULSE (NCT02360891)
- Testing
- biomarkers (composite analysis)
- Where
- 13 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Virtual Peer-to-peer Support Programme for Carers of MND
Background/scope There is growing recognition that family caregiving is a serious public health issue requiring supportive interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT04695210
- Testing
- Virtual peer-to-peer support
- Where
- 25 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Telemonitoring in NIV MND (OptNIVent)
This is a feasibility study of telemonitoring system for people with MND/ALS, who are on NIV, via a call centre operated by a local clinical commissioning group.
- Trial name
- OptNIVent (NCT05299372)
- Testing
- Telemonitoring via Careportal®
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Cortex Changes in Real/Imagined Movements in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The purpose of this study is to track areas of the brain, via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), that retain structural and functional integrity throughout the lifespan of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
- Trial name
- NCT00809224
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke
An Assistive Powered Wheelchair: Stage 2 Trial
Preliminary evaluation of an obstacle alerting system to enhance the user's independent mobility by improving their confidence to drive and their safety in driving a powered wheelchair.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Cystic Fibrosis, Motor Neurone Disease
- Trial name
- EDUCAT (NCT05292690)
- Testing
- Powered Wheelchair Obstacle Alerting System
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
ALS Research Collaborative
The goal of this natural history study is to learn more about the biological and clinical aspects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), ALS With Frontotemporal Dementia (ALS/FTD), Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- ARC (NCT06885918)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ALS Therapy Development Institute
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Clinical Trial of Ezogabine (Retigabine) in ALS Subjects
This study evaluates the effect of retigabine (600 mg/day, 900 mg/day, or placebo) on motor neuron activity in people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The total study duration is approximately 14 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT02450552
- Testing
- Ezogabine
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brian Wainger
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Genetic Study of Familial and Sporadic ALS/Motor Neuron Disease, Miyoshi Myopathy and Other Neuromuscular Disorders
The investigators laboratory has been studying families with a history of ALS for more than 30 years and is continuing to use new ways to understand how genes may play a role in ALS, motor neuron disease and other neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, PLS, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01459302
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Genetics of Familial and Sporadic ALS
We are collecting blood samples, clinical and family information from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patients and their families to identify causes of ALS and ALS/dementia.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS With Frontotemporal Dementia (ALS/FTD), Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Trial name
- ALS (NCT00821132)
- Testing
- Genetic study of ALS families
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13,521 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Sporadic, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
ALS Diagnosis From a Saliva Sample: a Non-coding RNA Analysis Approach
RNALS is a multicentre, transversal, diagnostic and non-interventional study carried out in ALS reference centers; in order to identify a diagnostic signature for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by analyzing of coding and…
- Trial name
- RNALS (NCT05928416)
- Testing
- Saliva sample
- Where
- 19 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 653 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ZIWIG
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease
Digital Speech Markers for Monitoring ALS in Spanish Speakers
The goal of this observational study is to learn how speech and breathing change over time in Spanish-speaking individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) compared to age- and gender-matched individuals without ALS.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease, ALS
- Trial name
- NCT07341334
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Developing New Ways to Detect Respiratory Impairment Early in ALS
The goal of this observational study is to develop new ways to detect early changes associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT07844590
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Diseases
Emotion Processing Among Patients With ALS
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the emotional perception in people with ALS disease compared to people with other neuromuscular disease and healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Diseases, ALS, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06566651
- Testing
- Emotion Discrimination Task (EDT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease
Validation of Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The purpose of this study is to collect 650 blood and 300 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), pure lower or upper motor neuron diseases, as well as other neurodegenerative…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- BIO_ALS-01 (NCT00677768)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Motor-Point Stimulation for Conditioning the Diaphragm of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The overall goal of this research is to delay the respiratory decline of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) thereby increasing their lifespan by conditioning the diaphragm with laparoscopically placed electrodes.
- Trial name
- NCT00420719
- Testing
- Intramuscular diaphragm electrodes
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Synapse Biomedical
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Familial, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Sporadic
SOD1 Kinetics Measurements in ALS Patients
Washington University in St. Louis is seeking participants with ALS for a study to determine the half-life of the protein SOD1 in the cerebral spinal fluid.
- Trial name
- NCT03449212
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease Progressive Spinal Muscle Atrophy
Non-invasive Spinal, Cortical, and Sensorimotor Biomarkers in Motor Neurone Disease
Substantial variability exists in the onset, and rate of degeneration across individuals with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
- Conditions
- Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease Progressive Spinal Muscle Atrophy, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT06320444
- Testing
- 232 Electrode Electrophysiology (EEG-ECG-EMG-EXG)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dublin, Trinity College