Wearable tech tracks fatigue in muscle disease patients
NCT ID NCT06666816
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find better ways to measure fatigue and walking problems in people with neuromuscular diseases like muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy. Researchers will use a wearable sensor to track physical activity for one week in daily life and during a walking test. The goal is to identify objective biomarkers that could help monitor disease progression more accurately.
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 tools for tracking fatigue and walking problems in neuromuscular diseases, helping doctors monitor patients more accurately.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any direct benefit for participants, and the findings might not apply to all types of neuromuscular diseases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2017
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Potentially eligible participants will be selected from clinical databases of IRCCS Medea
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Ambulant adult patients with genetic diagnosis of muscular dystrophy/myopathy (dystrophinopathies, muscular dystrophies and congenital and non-congenital myopathies), of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and with molecular diagnosis of Charcot-Marie Tooth 1 or 2. * independent walking, even with assistance; Exclusion Criteria: * Dilated or ischemic heart disease with moderate impairment; * Chronic respiratory failure: forced vital capacity (FVC) \< 40%; more than 5% of nocturnal time spent with peripheral oxygen saturation levels \< 90.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Scientific Institute IRCCS E. Medea - Polo di Conegliano
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGConegliano, Treviso, 31015, Italy
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Scientific Institute IRCCS E. Medea - Sede di Bosisio Parini
RECRUITINGBosisio Parini, Lecco, 23842, Italy
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