Remote Speech and Swallowing Assessment in ALS

Active, not recruitingOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

170

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 1, 2022

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2024

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2026

Conditions
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Interventions
DEVICE

Digital recording of speech and swallow sounds using the Beiwe Digital Health App on a personal smartphone

\[Patients only\] Weekly completion of audio recordings of speech and swallowing performed at home by the subject using the study smartphone application on their personal device.

RADIATION

Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS)

\[Patients only\] MBSS is an instrumented evaluation of oropharyngeal swallowing function that is performed using videofluoroscopy.

BEHAVIORAL

Speech Intelligibility Test (SIT)

\[Patients only\] The SIT is a standardized test for measuring speech intelligibility.

BEHAVIORAL

SIT Scoring

\[Listeners only\] Listeners will judge the intelligibility of speech recordings made by patients in the study.

Trial Locations (1)

17033

Hershey Medical Center ALS Clinic, Hershey

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Penn State University

OTHER

collaborator

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

FED

lead

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER