NCT00580593View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial of Early Noninvasive Ventilation for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

PHASE1CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2007

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2012

Conditions
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Interventions
DEVICE

BiPAP® S/T System

The BiPAP® S/T System is a NIPPV device that provides intermittent ventilatory assistance to people with difficulty breathing secondary to respiratory muscle weakness.

OTHER

sham-NIPPV

a sham-device

Trial Locations (1)

48109

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

NIH

lead

University of Michigan

OTHER

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