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Effects of Nocturnal Non-invasive Ventilation in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

NCT00958048 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2013-08-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Specific aims:

Aim 1. To determine the incidence of hypoventilation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients.

Aim 2. To identify the clinical characteristics and risk factors associated .

Aim 3. To determine the effect of early intervention with nocturnal NIV on the prognosis of ALS patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

non-invasive ventilation

CPAP, BiPAP

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peilin Lee, M.D. · National Taiwan University Hospital

  • Whey Dong Wu, M.D. · Naitonal Taiwan University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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Diseases

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