Wearable sensors could bring duchenne monitoring home
NCT ID NCT07664124
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a wearable sensor (Syde device) can reliably measure arm and hand function in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who can no longer walk. Current tests are done in clinics and may miss small changes. The goal is to see if home-based digital monitoring is feasible and accurate. Fifty participants will wear the sensor for set periods, and results will be compared with standard clinical tests.
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 provide a more sensitive, real-world way to track disease progression and treatment effects in non-ambulant DMD patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with only 50 participants, so results may not generalize. The digital measures may not prove reliable or sensitive enough to replace clinical tests.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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: * Patient with genetically confirmed Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). * Non-ambulant at the time of inclusion (not able to walk 10m without external aid). * A legal guardian willing and able to provide written informed consent for participation in the study if \< 18 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * Any acute or chronic condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may significantly interfere with the assessments and/or motor function progression. * Participation in an interventional clinical trial. * No access to internet connection or alternatively no capacity to come on-site to bring the Syde every 6 months after the recording periods for data retrieval by Liège team * Scoliosis surgery within the previous 6 months or planned within the next year
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre de référence des maladies neuromusculaire, Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Citadelle
Liège, 4000, Belgium
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