Bath time breakthrough: new test spots hidden movements in SMA babies
NCT ID NCT06152302
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to improve how doctors assess movement in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a severe muscle-weakening disease. Researchers will use sensors to measure babies' movements in a special bathtub, where water helps reduce gravity's effects. The goal is to create a standardized test that can detect subtle movements and help track disease progression and treatment response. About 15 infants under 12 years old will participate, and the study will not change their regular care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 15 people
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- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Up to 12 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Infants with muscle weakness (commonly referred to as floppy babies): * Confirmed diagnosis of SMA through gene mutation or deletion (SMN1 gene). * Receiving standard care. * Age less than 12 years and a height of less than 90 cm at the time of inclusion. * Patients enrolled in a social security scheme. * Informed consent signed by both parents of the child and the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients presenting with lesions in the spinal cord or conditions affecting the cardiorespiratory system. * Patients covered under the French Aid in Health for Foreign People program (AME).
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Locations
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Infantile neuromuscular unity - Department of paediatric neurological care and intentive care unity, Raymond Poincaré Hospital - APHP
RECRUITINGGarches, 92380, France
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