Wearable sensors could transform CMT1A monitoring
NCT ID NCT07591779
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will use wearable activity trackers to measure how much people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) move at home. Researchers want to see if sensor data matches standard clinical tests. The goal is to improve patient follow-up and support future trials of new treatments like Nano-Cur.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to monitor CMT1A progression at home and help design future treatment trials.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly improve patient outcomes, and sensor accuracy could vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients diagnosed with genetically confirmed CMT1A (PMP22 duplication) who are followed at the National Reference Centre for Rare Peripheral Neuropathies (Service de Neurologie, CHU de Limoges) and/or who have undergone gait analysis at the Quantified Movement Analysis Laboratory (Laboratoire d'AQM), Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, CHU de Limoges.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Genetically confirmed diagnosis of CMT1A (PMP22 duplication on chromosomal analysis) 3. Followed at the National Reference Centre for Rare Peripheral Neuropathies (Service de Neurologie, CHU de Limoges) and/or having undergone gait analysis at the Quantified Movement Analysis Laboratory (Laboratoire d'AQM), Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, CHU de Limoges 4. Ability to walk independently (with or without walking aids) 5. Informed consent obtained 6. Affiliated to French social security system Exclusion Criteria: 1. Other associated neurological condition that could independently affect walking or motor activity 2. Inability to wear the sensor device (skin allergy, sensory intolerance) 3. Inability to comply with study procedures (cognitive impairment, no fixed domicile) 4. Participation in another interventional study during the same period 5. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 6. Patients under legal protection (guardianship or curatorship)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu de Limoges
Limoges, 87042, France
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