Muscular DystrophiesUSEFULNCT03127241

User-centred Assistive System for Arm Functions in Neuromuscular Subjects

A study testing Assistive device (Armon Ayura) test and Assistive device (Jaeco Wrex) test in people with Muscular Dystrophies and Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, run by Politecnico di Milano at 2 sites in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record

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Trial summary

Restore a lost function is a special experience for people affected by neuromuscular evolutive diseases. "From the patient's point of view improvement is measured by regaining lost abilities,-by being able to do something -anything-today I couldn't do yesterday ". Read more about this study

Who is it for?: Ages 15 years and older
Conditions the study is for: Muscular Dystrophies, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Muscular Dystrophy, Becker
What is being tested?: Assistive device (Armon Ayura) test and Assistive device (Jaeco Wrex) test
Type of treatment: Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?: No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people: 38 participants
Where: 2 sitesItaly
Study dates: 16 Jun 2017to 30 Nov 2019
Phase: Interventional
Are there results?: None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

Ages 15 years and older
All sexes
No healthy volunteers
Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

signed informed consent (we will expose the family the aims of our study and carefully describe the need of compliance with them)
diagnosis of muscular dystrophy (genetic, histological and biochemical if necessary),specifically with Duchenne, Becker and Limb Girdle type 2 muscular dystrophy. No muscle biopsy will be performed, except in case there is a diagnostic need.
being wheelchair bound
having a scoring at the MRC scale for upper limb at the deltoid, biceps, triceps brachii muscles ranging from 2 to 4.

Who cannot join

presence of additional diseases (for example: family history of mental retardation, epilepsy, cerebral palsy)
behavioral and psychiatric disturbances (emotional problems, depression)
absence of compliance to the study of the family and the caregivers

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Italy2 sites

IRCCS E. Medea - La Nostra Famiglia
Bosisio Parini, LC, 23842
Villa Beretta
Costa Masnaga, LC, 23845

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About this study

Official title: USEFUL: User-centred Assistive SystEm for Arm Functions in neUromuscuLar Subjects

Real users' needs have been identified thought several workshops, and even if the commercial products might assure a benefit to some users and meet most of their requirements, so far a validation of the use of such devices by people with neuromuscular disease is missing.

We aim at field-testing the improvement in arm functions provided by the use of some commercial devices and assessing their impact to users' quality of life and independence. This step is essential to assure a widespread accessibility to these devices for most of the potential users, possibly providing health providers with direction and guidance towards Health Technology Assessment.

Clinical Trial design - The study proposes on-field validation of JAECO WREX, passive antigravity exoskeleton; and Armon Ayura, motorized arm exoskeleton for gravity compensation in a randomized controlled trial with crossover design. The clinical study will is multi-centric, involving both MEDEA and VALDUCE, and received the Ethical Committee approval.

Conditions: Muscular Dystrophies, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Muscular Dystrophy, Becker, Muscular Dystrophy, Limb-Girdle Type 2
Being tested: Assistive device (Armon Ayura) test, Assistive device (Jaeco Wrex) test
Keywords: Assistive devices, Randomized controlled trial (RCT), Upper limbs, Robotic devices
Medical subject headings: Muscular Dystrophies, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Assistive device (Armon Ayura) testDevice
Short Training (T0-T1) - each subject will undergo a 3-day training at the clinical center during which technicians, along with a physiotherapist will adjust and customize the device and explain possible independent use at home.
Domestic use (T1-T2) - Subjects will use the device during their daily life activities for two weeks at home. They will perform task-oriented movements (e.g. reaching a mouse and objects on a table, moving back to the wheelchair, drinking), free movements, playful activities (e.g. playing chess, leafing through a book), and self-care activities, accordingly to subject's residual capability, for a minimum period of 5 hours/day. They will keep a structured diary where all the problems, achievements and comments will be reported.
Assistive device (Jaeco Wrex) testDevice
Short Training (T0-T1) - each subject will undergo a 3-day training at the clinical center during which technicians, along with a physiotherapist will adjust and customize the device and explain possible independent use at home.
Domestic use (T1-T2) - Subjects will use the device during their daily life activities for two weeks at home. They will perform task-oriented movements (e.g. reaching a mouse and objects on a table, moving back to the wheelchair, drinking), free movements, playful activities (e.g. playing chess, leafing through a book), and self-care activities, accordingly to subject's residual capability, for a minimum period of 5 hours/day. They will keep a structured diary where all the problems, achievements and comments will be reported.

Study groups in NCT03127241
Study group	Role	What they receive
Armon Ayura	Active comparator	Upper limb assistive device with active solutions for gravity compensation. Intervention: The upper limb exoskeleton is worn by the patient on the preferred arm, and it is used during daily life activities to support arm movements, particularly getting rid of gravity arm weight. Receives: Device: Assistive device (Armon Ayura) test
Jaeco Wrex	Active comparator	Upper limb assistive device with passive solutions for gravity compensation. Intervention: The upper limb exoskeleton is worn by the patient on the preferred arm, and it is used during daily life activities to support arm movements, particularly getting rid of gravity arm weight. Receives: Device: Assistive device (Jaeco Wrex) test

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

Performance of the Upper Limb (PUL) scale
The PUL includes 22 items with an entry item to define the starting functional level, and 21 items subdivided into shoulder level (4 items), middle level (9 items) and distal level (8 items) dimension. For weaker patients a low score on the entry item means high level items do not need to be performed. Scoring options vary across the scale between 0-1 to 0-6 according to performance. Each dimension can be scored separately with a maximum score of 16 for the shoulder level, 34 for the middle level, and 24 for the distal level . A total score can be achieved by adding the three level scores (max total score 74).
Measured: T0 (baseline); T1 (after 3-days short training with device 1); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)

Secondary outcomes (8)

Motor Function Measures scale (MFM)
MFM is a quantitative scale that makes it possible to measure the functional motor abilities of a person affected by a neuromuscular disease.
Measured: T0 (baseline); T1 (after 3-days short training with device 1); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
Brooke scale
The Brooke scale was designed to assess the upper extremity function. The grades of the Brooke scale range from 1 to 6; 1 means that the subject can elevate their arms full range to the head with the arms straight; while 2 means that the shoulder strength is insufficient to elevate their arms and the subject needs to flex the elbow to elevate the arms; in grades 3 and 4, the subject is unable to elevate the shoulders but can raise hands to the mouth with or without weight respectively; grade 5 refers to the subject being unable to raise hands to the mouth and only some hand movement exists, while grade 6 refers to no useful function of hands.
Measured: T0 (baseline); T1 (after 3-days short training with device 1); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
ABILHAND
a measure of manual ability to manage daily activities that require the use of the upper limbs, whatever the strategies involved
Measured: T0 (baseline); T1 (after 3-days short training with device 1); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
PedsQL
Neuromuscular module: composed of 25 items comprising 3 dimensions, i.e. about my neuromuscular disease (1-17); communication (1-3); and about our faily resources (1-5) Multidimensional Fatigue module: composed of 18 items comprising 3 dimensions, i.e. general fatigue (1-6); sleep/rest fatigue (1-6); and cognitive fatigue (1-6).
Measured: T0 (baseline); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
PROMIS FATIGUE Short Form
The PROMIS Fatigue instruments evaluate a range of self-reported symptoms, from mild subjective feelings of tiredness to an overwhelming, debilitating, and sustained sense of exhaustion that likely decreases one's ability to execute daily activities and function normally in family or social roles. Fatigue is divided into the experience of fatigue (frequency, duration, and intensity) and the impact of fatigue on physical, mental, and social activities. The Fatigue short form is universal rather than disease-specific. It assesses fatigue over the past seven days.
Measured: T0 (baseline); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
Personal Adjustment and Role Skills Scale (PARS) III
PARS III to assesses the psychosocial adjustment of children with chronic physical illnesses and no mental impairment. The PARS III consists of 28 items that measure psychosocial functioning in six areas: peer relations, dependency, hostility, productivity, anxiety-depression, and withdrawal.
Measured: T0 (baseline); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) provides a valid and reliable measure that predicts the acceptance or adoption of new technologies by end-users. TAM predicts acceptance based on the end-user's perceived usefulness (6 items) and perceived ease of use (6 items) of the technology for a specific purpose.
Measured: T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
System Usability Scale (SUS)
the system usability scale (SUS) is a simple, ten-item attitude Likert scale giving a global view of subjective assessments of usability. Measurements of usability have several different aspects: effectiveness (can users successfully achieve their objectives); efficiency (how much effort and resource is expended in achieving those objectives); and satisfaction (was the experience satisfactory).
Measured: T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

16 Jun 201730 Nov 2019

First posted25 Apr 2017
Study start16 Jun 2017
Primary completion30 Nov 2019
Study completion30 Nov 2019

Resources

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
Publications (9)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
Other trials for Muscular DystrophiesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design

Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase N/A
Primary purpose: Supportive care
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Crossover
Masking: Single blind
Who is masked: Outcomes assessor
Enrolment: 38 participants (actual)

IDs, dates and publications

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03127241
Sponsor's protocol ID: GUP 15021
Acronym: USEFUL
Status last verified: Dec 2019
First submitted: 20 Apr 2017
Last updated: 10 Dec 2019
Results posted: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No

Publications

Magri F, Nigro V, Angelini C, Mongini T, Mora M, Moroni I, Toscano A, D'angelo MG, Tomelleri G, Siciliano G, Ricci G, Bruno C, Corti S, Musumeci O, Tasca G, Ricci E, Monforte M, Sciacco M, Fiorillo C, Gandossini S, Minetti C, Morandi L, Savarese M, Fruscio GD, Semplicini C, Pegoraro E, Govoni A, Brusa R, Del Bo R, Ronchi D, Moggio M, Bresolin N, Comi GP. The italian limb girdle muscular dystrophy registry: Relative frequency, clinical features, and differential diagnosis. Muscle Nerve. 2017 Jan;55(1):55-68. doi: 10.1002/mus.25192. Epub 2016 Oct 28.
PubMed 27184587
Ricci G, Ruggiero L, Vercelli L, Sera F, Nikolic A, Govi M, Mele F, Daolio J, Angelini C, Antonini G, Berardinelli A, Bucci E, Cao M, D'Amico MC, D'Angelo G, Di Muzio A, Filosto M, Maggi L, Moggio M, Mongini T, Morandi L, Pegoraro E, Rodolico C, Santoro L, Siciliano G, Tomelleri G, Villa L, Tupler R. A novel clinical tool to classify facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy phenotypes. J Neurol. 2016 Jun;263(6):1204-14. doi: 10.1007/s00415-016-8123-2. Epub 2016 Apr 28.
PubMed 27126453
Pane M, Mazzone ES, Fanelli L, De Sanctis R, Bianco F, Sivo S, D'Amico A, Messina S, Battini R, Scutifero M, Petillo R, Frosini S, Scalise R, Vita G, Bruno C, Pedemonte M, Mongini T, Pegoraro E, Brustia F, Gardani A, Berardinelli A, Lanzillotta V, Viggiano E, Cavallaro F, Sframeli M, Bello L, Barp A, Bonfiglio S, Rolle E, Colia G, Catteruccia M, Palermo C, D'Angelo G, Pini A, Iotti E, Gorni K, Baranello G, Morandi L, Bertini E, Politano L, Sormani M, Mercuri E. Reliability of the Performance of Upper Limb assessment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord. 2014 Mar;24(3):201-6. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.11.014. Epub 2013 Dec 5.
PubMed 24440357
McDonald CM, Meier T, Voit T, Schara U, Straathof CS, D'Angelo MG, Bernert G, Cuisset JM, Finkel RS, Goemans N, Rummey C, Leinonen M, Spagnolo P, Buyse GM; DELOS Study Group. Idebenone reduces respiratory complications in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord. 2016 Aug;26(8):473-80. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2016.05.008. Epub 2016 May 12.
PubMed 27238057
Messina S, Vita GL, Sframeli M, Mondello S, Mazzone E, D'Amico A, Berardinelli A, La Rosa M, Bruno C, Distefano MG, Baranello G, Barcellona C, Scutifero M, Marcato S, Palmieri A, Politano L, Morandi L, Mongini T, Pegoraro E, D'Angelo MG, Pane M, Rodolico C, Minetti C, Bertini E, Vita G, Mercuri E. Health-related quality of life and functional changes in DMD: A 12-month longitudinal cohort study. Neuromuscul Disord. 2016 Mar;26(3):189-96. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2016.01.003. Epub 2016 Feb 2.
PubMed 26916554
Pane M, Fanelli L, Mazzone ES, Olivieri G, D'Amico A, Messina S, Scutifero M, Battini R, Petillo R, Frosini S, Sivo S, Vita GL, Bruno C, Mongini T, Pegoraro E, De Sanctis R, Gardani A, Berardinelli A, Lanzillotta V, Carlesi A, Viggiano E, Cavallaro F, Sframeli M, Bello L, Barp A, Bianco F, Bonfiglio S, Rolle E, Palermo C, D'Angelo G, Pini A, Iotti E, Gorni K, Baranello G, Bertini E, Politano L, Sormani MP, Mercuri E. Benefits of glucocorticoids in non-ambulant boys/men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A multicentric longitudinal study using the Performance of Upper Limb test. Neuromuscul Disord. 2015 Oct;25(10):749-53. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.07.009. Epub 2015 Jul 17.
PubMed 26248957
Magliano L, D'Angelo MG, Vita G, Pane M, D'Amico A, Balottin U, Angelini C, Battini R, Politano L, Patalano M, Sagliocchi A, Civati F, Brighina E, Vita GL, Messina S, Sframeli M, Lombardo ME, Scalise R, Colia G, Catteruccia M, Berardinelli A, Motta MC, Gaiani A, Semplicini C, Bello L, Astrea G, Zaccaro A, Scutifero M. Psychological and practical difficulties among parents and healthy siblings of children with Duchenne vs. Becker muscular dystrophy: an Italian comparative study. Acta Myol. 2014 Dec;33(3):136-43.
PubMed 25873782
Buyse GM, Voit T, Schara U, Straathof CS, D'Angelo MG, Bernert G, Cuisset JM, Finkel RS, Goemans N, Rummey C, Leinonen M, Mayer OH, Spagnolo P, Meier T, McDonald CM; DELOS Study Group. Treatment effect of idebenone on inspiratory function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017 Apr;52(4):508-515. doi: 10.1002/ppul.23547. Epub 2016 Aug 29.
PubMed 27571420
Longatelli V, Antonietti A, Biffi E, Diella E, D'Angelo MG, Rossini M, Molteni F, Bocciolone M, Pedrocchi A, Gandolla M. User-centred assistive SystEm for arm Functions in neUromuscuLar subjects (USEFUL): a randomized controlled study. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2021 Jan 6;18(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s12984-020-00794-z.
PubMed 33407580

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Study at a glance

From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Dec 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.

Official title: USEFUL: User-centred Assistive SystEm for Arm Functions in neUromuscuLar Subjects
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03127241
Acronym / sponsor ID: USEFUL / GUP 15021
Conditions: Muscular Dystrophies, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Muscular Dystrophy, Becker, Muscular Dystrophy, Limb-Girdle Type 2
Keywords: Assistive devices, Randomized controlled trial (RCT), Upper limbs, Robotic devices
Study type: Interventional
Recruitment status: Completed
Enrolment: 38 participants (actual)
Lead sponsor: Politecnico di MilanoUniversity, hospital or other
Collaborators: IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Villa Beretta Rehabilitation Center
Study start: 16 Jun 2017 (actual)
Primary completion: 30 Nov 2019 (actual)
Study completion: 30 Nov 2019 (actual)
First posted: 25 Apr 2017 (actual)
Results: Not posted in the source record

Clinical summary

The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.

Study design

Primary purpose: Supportive care
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Crossover
Masking: Single blind (outcomes assessor)
Number of arms: 2

Arm	Type	Receives
Armon Ayura	Active comparator	Device: Assistive device (Armon Ayura) testUpper limb assistive device with active solutions for gravity compensation. Intervention: The upper limb exoskeleton is worn by the patient on the preferred arm, and it is used during daily life activities to support arm movements, particularly getting rid of gravity arm weight.
Jaeco Wrex	Active comparator	Device: Assistive device (Jaeco Wrex) testUpper limb assistive device with passive solutions for gravity compensation. Intervention: The upper limb exoskeleton is worn by the patient on the preferred arm, and it is used during daily life activities to support arm movements, particularly getting rid of gravity arm weight.

Who may qualify

Ages: 15 years and older
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Not accepted
Age groups: Child, Adult, Older adult

Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)

signed informed consent (we will expose the family the aims of our study and carefully describe the need of compliance with them)
diagnosis of muscular dystrophy (genetic, histological and biochemical if necessary),specifically with Duchenne, Becker and Limb Girdle type 2 muscular dystrophy. No muscle biopsy will be performed, except in case there is a diagnostic need.
being wheelchair bound
having a scoring at the MRC scale for upper limb at the deltoid, biceps, triceps brachii muscles ranging from 2 to 4.

Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)

presence of additional diseases (for example: family history of mental retardation, epilepsy, cerebral palsy)
behavioral and psychiatric disturbances (emotional problems, depression)
absence of compliance to the study of the family and the caregivers

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Interventions

Intervention	Type	Arms
Assistive device (Armon Ayura) testShort Training (T0-T1) - each subject will undergo a 3-day training at the clinical center during which technicians, along with a physiotherapist will adjust and customize the device and explain possible independent use at home. Domestic use (T1-T2) - Subjects will use the device during their daily life activities for two weeks at home. They will perform task-oriented movements (e.g. reaching a mouse and objects on a table, moving back to the wheelchair, drinking), free movements, playful activities (e.g. playing chess, leafing through a book), and self-care activities, accordingly to subject's residual capability, for a minimum period of 5 hours/day. They will keep a structured diary where all the problems, achievements and comments will be reported.	Device	Armon Ayura
Assistive device (Jaeco Wrex) testShort Training (T0-T1) - each subject will undergo a 3-day training at the clinical center during which technicians, along with a physiotherapist will adjust and customize the device and explain possible independent use at home. Domestic use (T1-T2) - Subjects will use the device during their daily life activities for two weeks at home. They will perform task-oriented movements (e.g. reaching a mouse and objects on a table, moving back to the wheelchair, drinking), free movements, playful activities (e.g. playing chess, leafing through a book), and self-care activities, accordingly to subject's residual capability, for a minimum period of 5 hours/day. They will keep a structured diary where all the problems, achievements and comments will be reported.	Device	Jaeco Wrex

Primary outcome

Performance of the Upper Limb (PUL) scale
Time frame: T0 (baseline); T1 (after 3-days short training with device 1); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
The PUL includes 22 items with an entry item to define the starting functional level, and 21 items subdivided into shoulder level (4 items), middle level (9 items) and distal level (8 items) dimension. For weaker patients a low score on the entry item means high level items do not need to be performed. Scoring options vary across the scale between 0-1 to 0-6 according to performance. Each dimension can be scored separately with a maximum score of 16 for the shoulder level, 34 for the middle level, and 24 for the distal level . A total score can be achieved by adding the three level scores (max total score 74).

8 secondary outcomes

Motor Function Measures scale (MFM)
Time frame: T0 (baseline); T1 (after 3-days short training with device 1); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
Brooke scale
Time frame: T0 (baseline); T1 (after 3-days short training with device 1); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
ABILHAND
Time frame: T0 (baseline); T1 (after 3-days short training with device 1); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
PedsQL
Time frame: T0 (baseline); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
PROMIS FATIGUE Short Form
Time frame: T0 (baseline); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
Personal Adjustment and Role Skills Scale (PARS) III
Time frame: T0 (baseline); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
Time frame: T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)
System Usability Scale (SUS)
Time frame: T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)

Results and safety

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

Research links

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Dec 2019.
Background: PubMed 27184587Magri F, Nigro V, Angelini C, Mongini T, Mora M, Moroni I, Toscano A, D'angelo MG, Tomelleri G, Siciliano G, Ricci G, Bruno C, Corti S, Musumeci O, Tasca G, Ricci E, Monforte M, Sciacco M, Fiorillo C, Gandossini S, Minetti C, Morandi L, Savarese M, Fruscio GD, Semplicini C, Pegoraro E, Govoni A, Brusa R, Del Bo R, Ronchi D, Moggio M, Bresolin N, Comi GP. The italian limb girdle muscular dystrophy registry: Relative frequency, clinical features, and differential diagnosis. Muscle Nerve. 2017 Jan;55(1):55-68. doi: 10.1002/mus.25192. Epub 2016 Oct 28.
Background: PubMed 27126453Ricci G, Ruggiero L, Vercelli L, Sera F, Nikolic A, Govi M, Mele F, Daolio J, Angelini C, Antonini G, Berardinelli A, Bucci E, Cao M, D'Amico MC, D'Angelo G, Di Muzio A, Filosto M, Maggi L, Moggio M, Mongini T, Morandi L, Pegoraro E, Rodolico C, Santoro L, Siciliano G, Tomelleri G, Villa L, Tupler R. A novel clinical tool to classify facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy phenotypes. J Neurol. 2016 Jun;263(6):1204-14. doi: 10.1007/s00415-016-8123-2. Epub 2016 Apr 28.
Background: PubMed 24440357Pane M, Mazzone ES, Fanelli L, De Sanctis R, Bianco F, Sivo S, D'Amico A, Messina S, Battini R, Scutifero M, Petillo R, Frosini S, Scalise R, Vita G, Bruno C, Pedemonte M, Mongini T, Pegoraro E, Brustia F, Gardani A, Berardinelli A, Lanzillotta V, Viggiano E, Cavallaro F, Sframeli M, Bello L, Barp A, Bonfiglio S, Rolle E, Colia G, Catteruccia M, Palermo C, D'Angelo G, Pini A, Iotti E, Gorni K, Baranello G, Morandi L, Bertini E, Politano L, Sormani M, Mercuri E. Reliability of the Performance of Upper Limb assessment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord. 2014 Mar;24(3):201-6. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.11.014. Epub 2013 Dec 5.
Background: PubMed 27238057McDonald CM, Meier T, Voit T, Schara U, Straathof CS, D'Angelo MG, Bernert G, Cuisset JM, Finkel RS, Goemans N, Rummey C, Leinonen M, Spagnolo P, Buyse GM; DELOS Study Group. Idebenone reduces respiratory complications in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord. 2016 Aug;26(8):473-80. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2016.05.008. Epub 2016 May 12.
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Referral and contact

AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.

Alessandra Pedrocchi, Prof principal investigator

Politecnico di Milano

2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Dec 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Performance of the Upper Limb (PUL) scale (time frame: T0 (baseline); T1 (after 3-days short training with device 1); T2 (after 2-weeks home use of device 1 - primary assessment point); T3 (after 3-days short training with device 2); T4 (after 2-weeks home use of device 2 - secondary assessment point)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03127241, which also lists 9 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Dec 2019.