Emotion processing study for people with ALS
Part of Brain & nervous system, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at how people with ALS process emotions. It compares ALS patients, people with other nerve-muscle diseases, and healthy volunteers to understand changes in emotional processing.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have ALS, another peripheral nerve-muscle disease, or are a healthy volunteer.
- You are able to see clearly enough to do a computer test.
- You don't have other serious medical, mental, or neurological conditions.
- You don't have severe problems with movement or thinking that would prevent you from doing the test.
- You don't have a history of alcohol or drug abuse that could affect test performance.
- If you are a healthy volunteer or have a nerve-muscle disease, you cannot have a first-degree relative with ALS.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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