NCT04115475

Brief Summary

This study aims to refine the capability of MSOT to characterise muscle tissue and to determine non-invasive, quantitative biomarkers for the disease assessment in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) using Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT).

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2019

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 2, 2019

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 4, 2019

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 7, 2019

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 30, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 30, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

November 18, 2020

Status Verified

November 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

October 2, 2019

Last Update Submit

November 17, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

Muscular Diseases, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), MSOT

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Spectral profile of muscle tissue

    Spectral profile of muscle tissue determined by multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) of patients with spinal muscular atrophy compared to healthy volunteers units: arbitrary units (a.u.)

    Single time point (1 day)

Secondary Outcomes (14)

  • Muscular lipid content

    Single time point (1 day)

  • Muscular collagen content

    Single time point (1 day)

  • Muscular myo-/hemoglobin content

    Single time point (1 day)

  • Muscular de-/oxygenated myo-/hemoglobin content

    Single time point (1 day)

  • Correlation of lipid signal with clinical data (age/disease duration)

    Single time point (1 day)

  • +9 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Healthy Volunteers (HV)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

* Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT) and B-Mode Ultrasound of muscles (left and right, total 8 sites) leg proximal: Musculus quadriceps, distal: Musculus triceps surae arm proximal: Musculus biceps, distal: forearm flexors; * physical assessment/milestones: Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE)/ expanded Hammersmith functional motor scale (HFMSE)/ The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP Intend)/ Upper Limb Module (ULM)

Device: Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT)

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) patients

EXPERIMENTAL

* Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT) and B-Mode Ultrasound of muscles (left and right, total 8 sites) leg proximal: Musculus quadriceps, distal: Musculus triceps surae arm proximal: Musculus biceps, distal: forearm flexors; * physical assessment/milestones: Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE)/ expanded Hammersmith functional motor scale (HFMSE)/ The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP Intend)/ Upper Limb Module (ULM)

Device: Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT)

Interventions

Non-invasive transcutaneous imaging of subcellular muscle components

Healthy Volunteers (HV)Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) patients

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • genetically proven SMA

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnancy
  • Tattoo on skin to be examined
  • For healthy volunteers only: suspected muscular disease/myopathia

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Erlangen, Bavaria, 91054, Germany

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Nedoschill E, Wagner AL, Danko V, Buehler A, Raming R, Jungert J, Neurath MF, Waldner MJ, Rother U, Woelfle J, Trollmann R, Knieling F, Regensburger AP. Monitoring spinal muscular atrophy with three-dimensional optoacoustic imaging. Med. 2024 May 10;5(5):469-478.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.02.010. Epub 2024 Mar 25.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Muscular DiseasesMuscular Atrophy, Spinal

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Musculoskeletal DiseasesNeuromuscular DiseasesNervous System DiseasesSpinal Cord DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesMotor Neuron DiseaseNeurodegenerative Diseases

Study Officials

  • Ferdinand Knieling, MD

    University Hospital Erlangen, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Regina Trollmann, MD

    University Hospital Erlangen, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 2, 2019

First Posted

October 4, 2019

Study Start

November 7, 2019

Primary Completion

January 30, 2020

Study Completion

January 30, 2020

Last Updated

November 18, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in the primary publication, after deidentification (text, tables, figures, and appendices)

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
Time Frame
Beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication.
Access Criteria
The data sets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request as follows: * Individual participant data will not be available * Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan will be available * The data will be available beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication. * The data will be available to researchers who provide a methodologically sound proposal. * The data will be available for individual participant data meta-analysis, only. * Proposals may be submitted up to 36 months following article publication. After 36 months the data will be available in our University's data warehouse but without investigator support other than deposited metadata. Information regarding submitting proposals and accessing data may be found at https://www.uk-erlangen.de. Restrictions may apply due to patient privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation.

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