Home polygraphy for neuromuscular patients using non-invasive ventilation

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the feasibility and utility of conducting polygraphic assessments at home for patients with neuromuscular diseases who are using non-invasive ventilation. The aim is to assess the effectiveness of nighttime ventilation and optimize ventilator settings based on the collected data. By monitoring patients in their home environment, the study seeks to improve the management of chronic respiratory insufficiency. The approach involves patients who have recently started non-invasive ventilation in a hospital setting.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient ≥ 18 years;
* Patient with chronic respiratory insufficiency has just been posed non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in the hospital, according to the latest international recommendations ;
* Affiliation to the social security scheme;
* Patient has signed the informed consent form to participate to the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient refusal;
* Patient under guardianship;
* Patient under AME scheme;
* Patients living more than 40 km from reference center;
* Patient depending on mechanical ventilation (more than 6 hours daily);
* Rapidly or reversible evolutive neuro-myopathy (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain Barré syndrome, myasthenia).

Where it's running

• Department of physiology and functional explorations - Raymond Poincaré Hospital - APHP
  Garches, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Frédéric Lofaso, MD, PhD — Department of physiology and functional explorations - Raymond Poincaré Hospital - APHP
• Study coordinator: Frédéric Lofaso, MD, PhD
• Email: f.lofaso@aphp.fr
• Phone: +33 (0)1 47 10 79 41

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.