Can a smartphone app slow ALS decline?
NCT ID NCT05837507
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a digital platform (m-Rehab) could help people with ALS who use non-invasive ventilation. The platform included educational content, remote monitoring, and video consultations. The goal was to see if it could slow the loss of physical function and improve quality of life. The trial was terminated early and enrolled 43 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multimodal digital platform (m-Rehab) with telemonitoring, education, and teleconsultation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to help ALS patients manage their condition at home and potentially slow the loss of function.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 43 participants, so results are limited. The platform may not meaningfully change disease progression or quality of life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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43 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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30 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between 30 and 85 years old * Diagnosis of ALS * Indication and acceptance of non-invasive ventilation * Patient equipped with suitable equipment (tablet, computer, telephone, etc.) with an internet connection at home * Patient able to read and understand the procedure, and able to express consent for the study protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Treatment with non-invasive ventilation in the previous three months * Refusal/inability to use a smart phone or digital device * Patient currently participating or having participated in the month preceding inclusion in another clinical interventional research that could impact the study, this impact is left to the discretion of the investigator. * Subject under guardianship or curators * Subject not affiliated to a social security scheme, or not a beneficiary of such a scheme. * Subject deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Pregnant, parturient, breastfeeding women * Refusal to give consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique du Millénaire
Montpellier, 34960, France
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Uh Montpellier
Montpellier, Montpellier, 34295, France
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