RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06286917

Initiation of Noninvasive Ventilation in ALS Patients With Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency


Sponsor

Tampere University

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Mar 5, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This research will study whether noninvasive ventilation (NIV) used to treat chronic respiratory insufficiency in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can be initiated as successfully in the outpatient setting as in the conventional inpatient setting, and what the costs of these alternative initiation methods are.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 99 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

  • ALS diagnosed by a neurology and
  • chronic respiratory insufficiency or significant respiratory muscle weakness caused by ALS

Exclusion Criteria4

  • impaired cognition to give informed consent to participation
  • contraindication to NIV therapy
  • another severe disease with a prognosis of less than one year
  • ventilation via an artificial airway, tracheostomy

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Interventions

OTHERNIV initiation in patients with ALS

NIV initiation according to standard care


Locations(1)

Tampere University Hospital

Tampere, Finland

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