Smart jumpsuits and ankle sensors track baby movements in rare disease study
NCT ID NCT07286565
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study uses special wearable devices to monitor how babies and children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) or Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) move at home. About 100 children will wear a sensor-filled jumpsuit or an ankle monitor to track their motor skills over up to 30 months. The goal is to find better ways to measure early signs of muscle problems, not to test a new treatment.
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 study could provide better ways to detect early motor problems in children with SMA or DMD, helping doctors intervene sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any direct medical benefit, and the wearable devices might not capture all relevant movements.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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.
- Ages
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4 months 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: Genetically confirmed SMA and avalaible MSNA2 copy number: * Identified by newborn screening, * Identified by family screening, or incidental diagnosis in pre-symptomatic stage * Treated (or follow-up possible for patients with 4 SMN2 copies) Genetically confirmed DMD: * Identified by newborn screening, * Identified by family screening, or incidental diagnosis in pre-symptomatic stage * Age \< 4 years at inclusion Legal guardian able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Any acute or chronic condition that, in the investigator's opinion, significantly interferes with assessments and/or motor development. * Participation in a therapeutic trial. * Lack of internet connection.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre de référence des maladies neuromusculaire, Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Citadelle
RECRUITINGLiège, 4000, Belgium
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