Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03481348
Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Pilot Study With 20 Patients
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 1 / Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
During the course of ALS most patients develop swallowing deficits. In this pilot study we investigate if dysphagia in ALS can be improved by Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation (PES). PES is Communauté Européenne (CE-) certificated and has been approved for treatment of neurological, oropharyngeal dysphagia. During PES, electrical stimuli are applied at the pharynx via a nasogastral tube with the aim of triggering reorganization processes in damaged brain structures. There is evidence of a positive effect of PES in Stroke and Multiple Sclerosis patients.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation | Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation is applied at the pharynx via a nasogastral tube for 10 minutes per day on 3 consecutive days. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-07-21
- Completion
- 2020-07-21
- First posted
- 2018-03-29
- Last updated
- 2021-03-08
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03481348. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.