Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentMarch 1, 2019

ConditionsAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Enrollment: 20
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: System Usability Scale
Last Updated: 7 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The research is aimed to asses the validity of the communication system improving the quality of life and the degree of sanctification of clinical patients and their caregiver.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 1, 2019

End Date

September 1, 2020

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Escorial revised criteria (Brooks et al., 2000),The diagnosis of ALS requires:
•(A) the presence of:
•(A:1) evidence of lower motor neuron (LMN) degeneration by clinical, electrophysiological or neuropathologic examination (A:2) evidence of upper motor neuron (UMN) degeneration by clinical examination, and
•(A:3) progressive spread of symptoms or signs within a region or to other regions, as determined by history or examination, together with: (B) the absence of (B:1) electrophysiological or pathological evidence of other disease processes that might explain the signs of LMN and/or UMN degeneration, and (B:2) neuroimaging evidence of other disease processes that might explain the observed clinical and electrophysiological signs.
•If they were Taiwanese and used traditional Chinese(Mandarin).
•If they were older than age 20 years.

Exclusion Criteria

•If they had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, severe depression, or schizophrenia.
•If they cannot see the communication board after correction.
•If they cannot complete the questionnaire with researchers or family members help.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

System Usability Scale

Time Frame: 2019.04.01~2019.06.30

It consists of a 10 item questionnaire with five response options for respondents; from Strongly agree to Strongly disagree. And also we can know the sanctification of the patient with ALS and their caregiver.

Secondary Outcomes

Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire, TDQ(2019.04.01~2019.06.30)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Specific Quality of Life Instrument-Revised, ALSSQOL-R(2019.04.01~2019.06.30)
Caregiver Burden Scale(2019.04.01~2019.06.30)