Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:14 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:14 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02759003
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* consecutive patients
* definite ALS diagnosis
* aged \> 18 years
* in clinically stable condition
* referred to the ALS outpatient clinics of the Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri Institute of Lumezzane (Brescia) and the Istituto Don Gnocchi Onlus (Milano), Italy for respiratory functional assessment for the purpose of early initiation of NIV
* no chest infections during the previous 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria:
* cognitive impairment
* refusal to participate
* severe comorbidities and contraindications to NIV (arrhythmias, cardiac failure, history of pneumothorax)
* distance from hospital \> 40 km, travel problems to attend the outpatient clinic
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT02759003
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02759003