Plain-English translation of NCT06566651 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This research is looking at how ALS affects the way your brain processes emotions and recognizes your own body's signals—like heart rate and breathing. About 35% of people with ALS experience subtle changes in mood and behavior, and researchers want to understand why this happens and how it connects to changes in the brain. You'll complete a simple task where you identify emotions while the study team measures your heart rate and breathing.
Some people with ALS develop changes in how they understand emotions and social interactions, but doctors don't have good tools to measure these changes in everyday care. This study aims to create a simple, clear way to detect and understand these emotional and body-awareness changes so that doctors and families can better support people living with ALS.
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You'll come to a study visit where you'll complete an emotion recognition task on a computer—essentially identifying emotions in images or expressions. While you do this, the researchers will measure your heart rate and breathing to see how your body responds emotionally. The visit should take a few hours, and you may be asked to visit once or a small number of times depending on the study design.
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