Status:

UNKNOWN

The Safety and Effectiveness of Cholinergic Receptor Block Therapy in the Treatment of ALS

Lead Sponsor:

Ruijin Hospital

Conditions:

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Respiratory Function

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Thirty cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients were recruited from the neurology department of Ruijin Hospital, the pain department and the encephalopathy center of Luwan Branch of Ruijin Hosp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients should voluntarily participate in the experiment by signing an informed consent form.
  • Patients should comply with the research process and cooperate with the interventions applied throughout the experiment.
  • Patients should be between 30 and 65 years of age, and both sexes are acceptable.
  • Patients should comply with the diagnostic criteria and exclusion criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis developed by the Chinese Society of Neurology of the Chinese Medical Association in 2012.
  • Patient's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis history must not exceed 5 years.
  • ALS functional scale score (ALSFRS-R) should be ≥ 2 points for each patients.

Exclusion

  • Patients with cardiac conduction block, severe ventricular insufficiency, severe hepatorenal insufficiency and severe, progressive or uncontrolled major organ and systemic disease.
  • High or low blood pressure: systolic blood pressure \>150 or \<110 mmHg; bradycardia (\<60 beats per minute).
  • Patients with ventilator-assisted ventilation.
  • Patients who are allergic to research intervention drugs.
  • Patients with obvious signs of dementia.
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who have a plan to become pregnant in the near future.
  • Persons with other psychiatric disorders that may affect the assessment of their condition.
  • Severely obese patients (BMI \>35kg/m2).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04391361

Start Date

November 1 2020

End Date

October 31 2023

Last Update

October 14 2020

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Department of neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200025