Muscle Ultrasound: A New Tool for Measuring Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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Official title
Muscle Ultrasound: A New Tool for Measuring Progression in ALS
Brief summary
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This is a study in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). We will use muscle ultrasound as a tool to try and see if there are changes in muscle size that can find out how fast ALS is progressing. This might give us a better way to carry out further studies on new drugs to see if they might help slow the progression of ALS. Participants in the study will have muscle ultrasound performed on a few muscles in the arms and legs at the first visit, and again 3 months later, and one last time 3 months after that. This takes about 10 minutes, is painless, and involves scanning the muscle with a handheld device, with some gel applied to the skin. At each visit, there will also be a questionnaire about symptoms and strength testing.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00838617
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 10 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 2009 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Aug 2009 (Actual)
- Completion
- Aug 2009 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Dec 11, 2009
2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALS Clinic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232 | — |
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