ALS Research Centers - Colorado

General Information Research and Trials
Denver - MDA/ALS Center at the University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center
4200 East Ninth Ave. Box B-185
Denver, Colorado 80262
Phone: 303-315-7221
Fax: 303-315-6796
 
Directors:
Steven P Ringel, M.D. (E-mail: steven.ringel@uchsc.edu)
Hans E. Neville, M.D. (E-mail: hans.neville@uchsc.edu)
Specialty:
All neuromuscular diseases including neuropathies
Other information:
A multidisiplinary patient care clinic is offered to ALS patients the first and third Thursday of each month. Patients recieve OT, PT, speech, nutrition and respiratory evaluations as needed.
Research emphasis:
ALS clinical trials
Clinical trials:
Effect of minocycline on ALS (NIH sponsored multicenter trial)
Effect of COQ10 on ALS (NIH sponsored multicenter trial)
Effect of early versus late NIPPV on ALS (NIH sponsored multicenter trial)
ALS CARE Database
 
Contact person: Burlleen Hewitt
Phone: 303-315-0520
Fax: 303-315-0525
E-mail: burlleen.hewitt@uchsc.edu
 
Record last reviewed:
15 Jul 2006