| First Published on Clinicaltrials.gov: |
7/14/2008 |
| Status: |
Currently Recruiting |
| ClinicalTrials.gov ID: |
NCT00718003 |
| Sponsor: |
Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Purpose: |
The overall aim of this project is to evaluate how many calories are used by ALS patients while at rest, when placed on NIPPV, and when breathing against a resistance. |
| Phase: |
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| Treatment Type: |
Calorie Measurement |
| Trial Type: |
Other |
| Estimated Enrollment: |
40 |
| Eligibility: |
20 years to 85 years. Both Genders. No healthy volunteers. |
| Details: |
The overall aim of this project is to evaluate how many calories are used by ALS patients while at rest, when placed on NIPPV, and when breathing against a resistance. This will be accomplished using a metabolic cart during these activities. At present, the metabolic cart is routinely used in ALS patients at the time of feeding tube placement to calculate caloric needs. Using the cart to calculate the caloric expenditure on and off the ventilator will aid in calculating the work of breathing and the effects of NIPPV on work of breathing. |
| Collaborator(s): |
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| Location(s): |
- Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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| Primary Investigator: |
Terry Heiman-Patterson, MD, Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Contact: |
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| Trial Protocol as Published on Clinicaltrials.gov: |
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