Satisfaction Survey for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patients Comparing Rooms With and Without Assistive Technology

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Conditions studied: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative Disease, Motor Neuron Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is : 1. To assess the ALS patient's satisfaction related to a hospital stay on the neurology floor of Hahnemann Hospital. 2. To compare the reported satisfaction of those individuals who stayed in a standard hospital room with those who stayed in Room 1455. Room 1455 is a room specifically set up with assistive technology related to environmental controls for individuals with disabilities. 3. To look at frequency of use of the various pieces of adaptive equipment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00718107

Run by

Drexel University College of Medicine

People needed

5

Starts

2005-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-03-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• In-patients with probable or definite ALS, ages 18 - 90, staying on the neurology floor of Hahnemann Hospital

You may not qualify if…

• In-patients who do not meet the criteria of the diagnosis of ALS.

Where it is running

• MDA/ALS Center of Hope — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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