Wearable tech monitors SMA babies at home to pinpoint best time for extra treatment
NCT ID NCT07543003
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows up to 60 babies with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) found at birth, plus 30 healthy babies, for up to 30 months. Researchers use wearable devices worn at home to track muscle development and find when movements start to differ from normal. The goal is to identify the best time to give additional medicines that are being developed to support muscle strength.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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
Participants residing in the UK
- Ages
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Up to 4 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 (Test cohort): 1. Genetically confirmed SMA and number of SMN2 copies available 2. a. Patients identified by NBS and treated with disease modifying therapy (DMT) (2)a,i 4 copies or more of SMN2 and not treated with DMT (2)a,ii less than 4 copies of SMN2 and not treated with DMT or (2)b. Patients diagnosed due to a sibling or alternative means (2)b,i 4 copies or more of SMN2 and not treated with DMT (2)b,ii less than 4 copies of SMN2 and not treated with DMT (3)Patients between 4 months and below 4 years at baseline. Inclusion of patients can be before 4 months of age (4)Parent(s)/legal guardian(s) able to provide written informed consent prior to the patient's participation in the study (5)Male or female Exclusion Criteria (Test cohort): 1. Any acute or chronic condition which, according to the investigator, significantly interferes with the assessments and/or the motor evolution 2. Currently enrolled in an experimental treatment study Inclusion criteria (Control): 1. Typically developing child 2. Participant between 6 months and 4 years at inclusion 3. Parent(s)/legal guardian(s) able to provide written informed consent prior to the participation in the study 4. Male or female Exclusion criteria (Control): (1)Any acute or chronic condition which, according to the investigator, significantly interferes with the assessments and/or the motor evolution
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oxford
RECRUITINGOxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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