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Systematic Laryngoscopic Evaluation of Upper Airways in Ventilated ALS Patients in Portugal and in Norway

NCT03887338 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2021-03-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study examines if titration of Non-Invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) settings during ongoing laryngoscopic visualization can improve the compliance of NIV in subjects with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The study is a multicentre study between Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Long-term Mechanical Ventilation at the Thoracic Department, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway and Centro Hospital Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Transnasal Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy

Use of Transnasal Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy during NIV titration to optimalize the NIV settings to laryngeal responses during the NIV treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidade do Porto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Haukeland University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tiina Maarit Andersen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tiina M Andersen, PhD · Haukeland University Hospital

  • Bebiana Conde, PhD fellow · Centro Hospitalar Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-21
Primary Completion
2021-12-31
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • Norway
  • Portugal

Study Locations

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Diseases

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