Wearable sensors track tiny movements in SMA babies on Cutting-Edge therapies
NCT ID NCT04833348
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study follows 35 infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who are receiving gene therapy or other advanced treatments. Researchers use small wearable motion sensors to measure how well the babies move their arms and legs over two years. The goal is to create a more precise way to track motor function improvements, rather than relying on standard clinical exams alone.
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 better way to track motor function in infants with SMA, helping doctors assess treatment effects more precisely.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study (35 infants) focused on measurement methods, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to immediate clinical changes or apply to all SMA patients.
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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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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
- Ages
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Up to 2 years
- 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: * Infants of both sexes * Suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (diagnosis by genetic study "homozygous deletion of SMN1") * Followed up by the Necker Neuromuscular Reference Center (GNMH) * Eligible for innovative therapy (gene therapy or pharmacogenetics) * age of onset of the disease \<1 year * no severe respiratory impairment (dependence on ventilatory support for more than 16 hours per day) or bulbar involvement * decision of treatment by a Multidisciplinary Consultation Meeting national of experts * Benefiting from social security scheme * Informed consent signed by holders of parental authority and the investigator Exclusion Criteria: * Non-consent of one of the holders of parental authority * Respiratory instability (dependence on ventilatory support for more than 16 hours per day) or hemodynamics * Contraindication to innovative therapy * History of another disease impacting motor skills (neonatal suffering, etc.)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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