Clinical trials: PLS
IBM, Inclusion Body Myositis
Imaging Assessment of Swallowing and Speech Muscles in Inclusion Body Myositis
This study will evaluate whether neuromuscular ultrasound and MRI can be used as imaging markers of bulbar involvement and swallowing dysfunction in individuals with inclusion body myositis (IBM).
- Conditions
- IBM, Inclusion Body Myositis, Myopathy, Myositis
- Trial name
- NCT07823101
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Biofluid Research on Age-Related or Inherited Neurodegeneration
The aim of this study is to contribute to and continue to sustain a repository of blood samples, nucleic acid (DNA and/or RNA) samples, family history information, and other demographic information from individuals with…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (fFTLD)
- Trial name
- BRAIN (NCT07798700)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
ALS, PLS
Digital Tools for Assessment of Motor Functions and Falls in ALS
This is a 48-week single arm study that incorporates digital tools for assessing motor function as part of an ALS telemonitoring program.
- Conditions
- ALS, PLS, PMA
- Trial name
- NCT05271435
- Testing
- PAMSys Activity Monitoring System, Motor, Speech, and Handwriting Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Healing ALS Registry Observational Study (HAROS)
This is a prospective, observational, online study of people diagnosed with ALS, MND or PLS referred to as HAROS (Healing ALS Registry Observational Study).
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Motor Neuron Disease (MND), Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
- Trial name
- HAROS (NCT07233148)
- Testing
- Education about treatment options, Dietary Supplements: Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, etc., Meditation, Prayer, Talk Therapy, Affirmations, Journaling, etc.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Healing Advocates Registry and Ministry
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
Investigating the Impact of Electrical Stimulation on Facial Pain, Jaw Movement and Oral Health in People With Motor Neuron Disease.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of non-invasive electrical stimulation, when placed on the facial muscles can reduce facial pain and improve jaw mobility, and chewing in individuals with Amyotrophic…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS), Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- MND (NCT07187388)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation to reduce facial pain and improve jaw range of motion in ALS and PLS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
ALS, PLS
ALS/MND Natural History Study Data Repository
This is a data repository for multi-site multi-protocol clinic-based Natural History Study of ALS and Other Motor Neuron Disorders (MND).
- Conditions
- ALS, PLS, MND (Motor Neurone DIsease), Kennedy Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05966038
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Israel and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Genetic Study of Familial and Sporadic ALS/Motor Neuron Disease, Miyoshi Myopathy and Other Neuromuscular Disorders
The investigators laboratory has been studying families with a history of ALS for more than 30 years and is continuing to use new ways to understand how genes may play a role in ALS, motor neuron disease and other neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, PLS, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01459302
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Genetics of Familial and Sporadic ALS
We are collecting blood samples, clinical and family information from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patients and their families to identify causes of ALS and ALS/dementia.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS With Frontotemporal Dementia (ALS/FTD), Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Trial name
- ALS (NCT00821132)
- Testing
- Genetic study of ALS families
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13,521 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Diseases
The general purpose of this observational study is to examine biomarkers associated with the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases to potentially develop novel therapeutic approaches.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer Disease (AD), Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD)
- Trial name
- NCT04055532
- Testing
- Neuraceq
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota