Wearable sensors monitor ALS progression in new study
NCT ID NCT05271435
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether wearable sensors and digital home tasks can track changes in movement, speech, and falls in people with ALS. About 20 participants will wear neck and wrist sensors and complete speech and handwriting tests over 48 weeks. The goal is to see if these digital tools can detect changes that match standard clinical ratings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients with motor neuron disease experiences changes in their walking.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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 1. Diagnosis of definite, probable, probable laboratory-supported, or possible ALS by revised El Escorial research criteria \[Brooks2000\], primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), or progressive muscular atrophy (PMA). 2. 18 years of age or older; 3. ALSFRS-R walking sub-score of either 4 (normal gait), 3 (early ambulation difficulties), or 2 (walking with assistance); 4. Fluent in written and spoken English. Exclusion Criteria 1. Neurological or orthopedic problems independent of their inclusionary diagnosis that affects their gait; 2. Pregnant or nursing woman; 3. Prisoner or institutionalized individuals; 4. Have any clinically relevant medical history of other disease or diseases that, in the opinion of the research team, exclude the subject from participation (including severe cognitive dysfunction).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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