UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000048690
Receipt number R000055351
Scientific Title Examination of the accuracy and simplicity of communication caused by the difference in the type of transparent communication boards for ALS patients and caregivers
Date of disclosure of the study information 2022/08/18
Last modified on 2023/01/06 13:53:58

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Basic information

Public title

Examination of the accuracy and simplicity of communication caused by the difference in the type of transparent communication boards for ALS patients and caregivers

Acronym

Examination of the accuracy and simplicity of communication caused by the difference in the type of transparent communication boards for ALS patients and caregivers

Scientific Title

Examination of the accuracy and simplicity of communication caused by the difference in the type of transparent communication boards for ALS patients and caregivers

Scientific Title:Acronym

Examination of the accuracy and simplicity of communication caused by the difference in the type of transparent communication boards for ALS patients and caregivers

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Classification by specialty

Neurology

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy and simplicity of use of different types of transparent communication boards, which are most commonly used by ALS patients.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Percentage of the number of mistakes between different transparent communication boards (number of mistakes in all 18 characters)

Key secondary outcomes

Percentage of the number of mistakes between different transparent communication boards(number of mistakes per word)
Reading time between different transparent communication boards(time to finish reading 3 words, lap time per word is measured)
Questionnaire values between different transparent communication boards
Japanese POMS2 values between different transparent communication boards
Comparison of the relationship between ALSFRS-R scores and the number of errors on the communication boards, reading time, and Japanese POMS2


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Cross-over

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Dose comparison

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Device,equipment Other

Interventions/Control_1

(Japanese syllabary transparent communication boards-Flick type boards)
View the video in which the use of the boards is explained, and practice it of Japanese syllabary using the exercises.Then, they will be evaluated on three words. Then allow a washout period of at least one week, and have them do the same thing with a different flicking it than the previous one. (Practice and production tasks are different)

Interventions/Control_2

(Flick type transparent communication boards-Japanese syllabary boards)
View the video in which the use of the boards is explained, and practice it of flick type using the exercises.Then, they will be evaluated on three words. Then allow a washout period of at least one week, and have them do the same thing with a different Japanese syllabary it than the previous one. (Practice and production tasks are different)

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria for "ALS Patients"
(1) Patients must have been diagnosed with ALS.
(2)The patient must be able to walk on his/her own or use a wheelchair.
(3)The patient must have never used a transparent communication boards.
(4)The patient must be at least 18 years of age at the time of written consent.

Key Inclusion Criteria for "Caregiver of ALS Patient"
(1)The applicant must be a caregiver of a patient diagnosed with ALS.
(2)The caregiver must be the person who has the most contact with ALS patients and communicates with them frequently.
(3)The ALS patient recognizes you as his/her caregiver.
(4)The caregiver has never used a transparent communication boards.
(5) The caregiver must be at least 18 years old at the time of written consent.

Key exclusion criteria

(1)Either the patient or the caregiver has used a transparent dial
(2)They are unable to understand Japanese explanations
(3)Difficulty in walking on his/her own or moving in a wheelchair and using a stretcher
(4)Patients deemed inappropriate by the person in charge of this study

Target sample size

16


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Hisatomo
Middle name
Last name Kowa

Organization

Kobe University

Division name

Graduate School of Health Sciences

Zip code

654-0142

Address

7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan

TEL

078-796-4561

Email

kowa@med.kobe-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Fumiya
Middle name
Last name Sano

Organization

Kobe University

Division name

Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences

Zip code

654-0142

Address

Room 109, 1st floor, Building F, Kobe University, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan

TEL

080-6172-4196

Homepage URL


Email

211k205k@gmail.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Okasan-Kato Foundation

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Non profit foundation

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

The neurology department at Kobe University Hospital
Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center, Kobe University Hospital

Address

7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan

Tel

078-382-6669

Email

kainyu@med.kobe-u.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

神戸大学医学部附属病院(兵庫県)
大阪大学医学部附属病院(大阪府)
アスト津 貸し会議室(三重県)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2022 Year 08 Month 18 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

4

Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2022 Year 08 Month 08 Day

Date of IRB

2022 Year 08 Month 12 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2022 Year 09 Month 22 Day

Last follow-up date

2022 Year 12 Month 29 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2022 Year 12 Month 30 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2023 Year 01 Month 05 Day

Date analysis concluded

2023 Year 01 Month 06 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2022 Year 08 Month 18 Day

Last modified on

2023 Year 01 Month 06 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000055351