Active clinical trials for "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"

This research study is being performed to better understand a specific form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) caused by a mutation (or abnormality) of the C9ORF72 gene. This mutation is the most common genetic cause of ALS, and is present in 40% of ALS patients with a family history of ALS and 5-10% of ALS patients without a family history of ALS.

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate tau distribution in the brain of subjects with: ALS caused by different genetic mutations, any mutation carriers (with or without symptoms), any non-mutation carrier, any sporadic FTD, normal controls.

There is a lack of prospective and population-based epidemiological data on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Germany so far. The purpose of this registry is to investigate the incidence, course and phenotypic variety of ALS in Rhineland-Palatinate, a South-West German state of about 4 million inhabitants.

Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) is the neuropathological term for a collection of rare neurodegenerative diseases that correspond to four main overlapping clinical syndromes: frontotemporal dementia (FTD), primary progressive aphasia (PPA), corticobasal degeneration syndrome (CBS) and progressive supranuclear palsy syndrome (PSPS). The goal of this study is to build a FTLD clinical research consortium to support the development of FTLD therapies for new clinical trials. The consortium, referred to as Advancing Research and Treatment for Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ARTFL), will be headquartered at UCSF and will partner with six patient advocacy groups to manage the consortium. Participants will be evaluated at 14 clinical sites throughout North America and a genetics core will genotype all individuals for FTLD associated genes.

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has already shown to improve survival and quality of life in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Quality of sleep seems already to be impaired in patients with preserved diaphragmatic dysfunction. Until now, only few research has been performed on the quality of sleep in patients with ALS when using NIV, and these data are mainly based on patient reported outcomes.Further on, only very little research has been done on patient-ventilator interaction. Our study would like to perform research on quality of sleep before and after NIV use by using full polysomnography with incorporation of transcutaneous carbon dioxide measurement and built-in ventilator software.

A new strength measurement device called Accurate Test of Limb Isometric Strength (ATLIS) was developed to precisely and conveniently measure static limb strength in patients with ALS. The investigators will compare ATLIS data with data from two commonly used ALS outcomes measures, the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) and slow vital capacity (SVC) in a prospective, longitudinal study. All three outcomes measures will be performed on 100 subjects collected preferably at bi-monthly clinic visits during the study period.

This is a parallel group, single institution, prospective clinical study. The purpose of this study is to assess whether the Jawbone Up 24, a consumer based accelerometer, can be a feasible tool to study physical activity in cancer patients and patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Up to 50% of patients affected with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can show behavioral dysfunctions within the spectrum of frontotemporal degenerations (FTD) - namely, apathy, disinhibition, loss of sympathy/empathy, perseverative and stereotyped behaviours, dietary changes [Strong et al., 2017]. The Beaumont Behavioural Inventory (BBI) [Elamin et al., 2017] is a questionnaire designed for detecting FTD-spectrum behavioural changes in ALS patients. The present study aims at both validating the BBI in an Italian ALS population and determining normative cut-off values of the instrument.

The research target To investigate the home nursing knowledge needs of ALS patients; Investigate the needs of ALS caregivers for home nursing knowledge; To compare the differences between patients and caregivers in the knowledge needs of patients' refusal to care, so as to provide patients and caregivers with targeted care, meet the needs of patients, improve the quality of life of patients, and extend the survival period.

Expanded Access for treatment with investigational product MSC-NTF cells(NurOwn®) for participants who completed all scheduled treatments and follow-up assessments in the BCT-002-US study