Clinical significance in the change of decline in ALSFRS-R
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Vol. 11 (1-2), 178-180
- https://doi.org/10.3109/17482960903093710
Abstract
Our objective was to survey ALS clinicians and researchers regarding what percentage reduction in the ALSFRS-R (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale - Revised) slope they would consider clinically meaningful. A nine-question survey was provided to 65 members of the Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS). They were asked to rate the clinical relevance of 10-50% changes in decline of the ALSFRS-R slope on a seven-point scale (1-7), where 1='not at all clinically meaningful', 4='somewhat clinically meaningful', and 7='very clinically meaningful'. Ninety per cent of participants rated a 20% change in the decline of the ALSFRS-R score as the percentage in which a somewhat clinically significant change starts to be noted (i.e. score of 4 or higher). All participants endorsed a 25% or higher change in the ALSFRS-R score as at least somewhat clinically meaningful (score of 4 or higher). Ninety-three per cent of the participants viewed a 50% change in decline as very clinically meaningful (score of 7). This survey demonstrated that the majority of clinicians and clinical researchers surveyed believe that a therapy that resulted in a change of 20% or greater in the slope of the ALSFRS-R would be clinically meaningful.Keywords
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