Study of NIPPV, Nutrition
In ALS Under Way
A National Institutes of Health-supported study of strategies
for noninvasive (non-tracheostomy) positive pressure ventilation
(NIPPV) and nutritional support via a feeding tube is under
way at 11 U.S. sites.
The study, which hopes to include 220 adults with ALS, seeks
to develop reliable indicators of early respiratory or nutritional
deficits.
The investigative group, headed by Edward Kasarskis at the
University of Kentucky in Lexington, will estimate participants’
caloric requirements at different ALS stages, identify methods
to detect early respiratory dysfunction, and see what factors
influence how well people tolerate NIPPV.
For information, contact Megan Thompson in Lexington at (859)
323-8509 or megant@uky.edu. |
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