Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Influence of Olfacto-gustatory Sensoriality on the Nutritional Status of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

Conditions:

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterised by progressive diffuse muscular paralysis due to the inexorable loss of motor neurons in the primary motor cortex, the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria\*:
  • Incident cases of definite or probable ALS according to El-Escorial criteria (3) followed up at the participating regional centre of competence
  • Patient aged over 18
  • Patient fluent in French
  • Patient having given oral consent

Exclusion

  • Patients with an acute infection undergoing antibiotic treatment at the time of inclusion
  • Patients with psychiatric, cognitive or neurological disorders making it impossible to assess food preferences
  • Patient with a known food allergy
  • Patients with excessive alcohol consumption (≥ 10 standard drinks per week)
  • Patients who have stopped smoking for less than 1 month
  • Patients with severe bulbar involvement from the outset, preventing swallowing, patients with aphagia or patients eating exclusively via a gastrostomy
  • Patient with severe diaphragmatic impairment requiring NIV from the outset
  • Person not affiliated to or not benefiting from a social security scheme
  • Person under legal protection (curatorship, guardianship)
  • Persons subject to a legal protection measure
  • Pregnant women, women in labour or breastfeeding mothers
  • An adult who is incapable or unable to give consent
  • Minors

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06608004

Start Date

January 1 2025

End Date

January 1 2026

Last Update

September 23 2024

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Chu Dijon Bourgogne

Dijon, France, 21000