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Examining Interactions Between PALS and Caregivers

Penn State University · with National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) · NCT06819124

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–90 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
152
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
January 22, 2025
Record last updated
April 6, 2026

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What the study is about

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of communicative interaction on verbal communication in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their caregivers.

The question is, What are the effects of communicative interaction on verbal communication in people with ALS when they interact with their caregivers and does this change over time?

Participants will read words and sentences while they are interacting with their caregivers.

Being studied: Structured Communicative Interaction; Unstructured communicative interaction

Conditions: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Speakers with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (PALS-people with ALS)

  • diagnosis of ALS following the revised EL Escorial criteria
  • no history of other neurological conditions (e.g., stroke)
  • no cognitive impairment assessed by Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment (mini MoCA)
  • detectable speech disturbance according to the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R)
  • the ability to produce single words
  • being a native speaker of American English (AE).

Caregivers

  • being a caregiver of a participant with ALS
  • being a native speaker of American English (AE).

Exclusion Criteria

  • None - if volunteer meets the inclusion criteria, then they will be enrolled

Recruiting US locations

  • Speech Core, Pennsylvania State University

    University Park, PA 16802

    Site contact: Jimin Lee, Ph.D. · 814-867-3373 · jxl91@psu.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Anne Olmstead, Ph.D. · 814-867-3373 · ajo150@psu.edu
  • Navin Viswanathan, Ph.D · 814-867-2340 · nxv175@psu.edu
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