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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisNCT03378375

Resting Energy Expenditure Equations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Creation of a ALS-specific Equation

An observational study of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, run by University Hospital, Limoges at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Introduction: Resting energy expenditure (REE) formulas for healthy people (HP) are used to calculate REE (cREE) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. In ALS an increase of measured REE (mREE) in indirect calometry (IC) compared to cREE is found in 50-60%. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
What is being tested?
nutritional assessement
How many people
315 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Nov 1996to Nov 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: ALS diagnosed patients according to Airlie House criteria

Who may be able to join

  • ALS diagnosed patients according to Airlie House criteria
  • treated with riluzole
  • respiratory quotient (RQ) of patients in indirect calorimetry (IC) should be in between 0.7 and 0.87

Who cannot join

  • -

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • CHU LImoges

    Limoges, 87042

Other trials in France

About this study

Introduction: Resting energy expenditure (REE) formulas for healthy people (HP) are used to calculate REE (cREE) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. In ALS an increase of measured REE (mREE) in indirect calometry (IC) compared to cREE is found in 50-60%. The aims were (i) to assess accuracy of cREE assessed using eleven formulas as compared to mREE and (ii) to create if needed a specific cREE formula for ALS patients.

Method: ALS patients followed in the ALS expert center of Limoges between 1996 and 2014 and with a nutritional evaluation were included. mREE assessed with IC and cREE calculated with eleven predictive formulas (Harris Benedict (HB) 1919, HB 1984, WSchofield, De Lorenzo, Johnstone, Mifflin, WHO/FAO, Owen, Fleisch, Wang and Rosenbaum) were collected at time of diagnosis. Fat free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) were measured with impedancemetry. A Bland and Altman analysis was carried out. The percentage of accurate prediction ± 10%of mREE, and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated. Using a derivation sample, a new REE formula was created using multiple linear regression according to sex, age, FFM and FM. Accuracy of this formula was assessed in a validation sample.

Being tested
nutritional assessement
Medical subject headings
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • nutritional assessementOther

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Resting energy expenditure emeasures

    Measured: nutritional assessement should have been be performed within a 1.5 months' time period. IC had to be performed no later than 12 months after diagnosis.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Dec 2017
  2. Study startNov 1996
  3. Primary completionNov 2014
  4. Study completionNov 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
315 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03378375
Sponsor's protocol ID
ALS/jesus
Status last verified
Dec 2017
First submitted
13 Dec 2017
Last updated
19 Dec 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, run by University Hospital, Limoges at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Dec 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Resting energy expenditure emeasures (time frame: nutritional assessement should have been be performed within a 1.5 months' time period. IC had to be performed no later than 12 months after diagnosis.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Dec 2017.

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