Study on NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System for ALS-Related Hypoventilation Suspended by NEALS Due to Slow Patient Recruitment
The Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS) Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) recently issued Synapse Biomedical Inc. a notice to suspend amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient enrolment for a randomized control trial of diaphragm pacing.  The suspension of new enrolment was not due to safety concerns, but as a response to the slow rate of patient…