Smartphone app could help ALS patients monitor speech and swallowing

NCT ID NCT04889898

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 28 times

Summary

This study involves 170 people with ALS who will use a smartphone app at home to record their speech and swallowing sounds. The goal is to see if this remote method can accurately track changes in these functions over time. Researchers hope this approach could make monitoring easier and more frequent without needing clinic visits.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hershey Medical Center ALS Clinic

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

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