NCT06819124Recruiting
Examining Interactions Between PALS and Caregivers
Examining Interactions Between Persons With ALS and Caregivers
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of communicative interaction on verbal communication in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their caregivers. The question is, What are the effects of communicative interaction on verbal communication in people with ALS when they interact with their caregivers and does this change over time? Participants will read words and sentences while they are interacting with their caregivers.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 152 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 4 Feb 2025
- Start date
- 22 Jan 2025
- Primary completion date
- 28 Feb 2029
- Lead sponsor
- Penn State University
- Diseases
- ALS (motor neurone disease)
- NCT number
- NCT06819124
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 152
- From 22 Jan 2025 to the primary completion date, 28 Feb 2029
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- \- None - if volunteer meets the inclusion criteria, then they will be enrolled
Who the study is looking for
- Speakers with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (PALS-people with ALS)
- diagnosis of ALS following the revised EL Escorial criteria
- no history of other neurological conditions (e.g., stroke)
- no cognitive impairment assessed by Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment (mini MoCA)
- detectable speech disturbance according to the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R)
- the ability to produce single words
- being a native speaker of American English (AE).
- Caregivers
- being a caregiver of a participant with ALS
- being a native speaker of American English (AE).
Age in the registry: 18 years to 90 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech Core, Pennsylvania State University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | University Park | United States | Recruiting |
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