HTLV-I InfectionsNCT03829709
Electromiography Study in the Respiratory Muscle Training in Human Lymphotropic Virus Type 1
A study testing Rehabilitation in people with HTLV-I Infections, run by Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba at 1 site in Brazil.
Trial summary
The main objective of the research will be to analyze, through surface electromyography, the impact of inspiratory muscle training before a supervised home training protocol in patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- HTLV-I Infections
- What is being tested?
- Rehabilitation
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBrazil
- Study dates
- 30 Jan 2019to 23 Jul 2020
- 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 18 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- volunteers of both sexes
- HTLV-1 positive serology with definitive or probable PET / MAH
Who cannot join
- pulmonary diseases
- serious comorbidities such as heart disease and uncontrolled arterial hypertension
- cognitive alterations that impede the conduction of the protocol
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
The main objective of the research will be to analyze, through surface electromyography, the impact of inspiratory muscle training before a supervised home training protocol in patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). For this, a clinical, longitudinal, prospective, quantitative and single center trial will be carried out, aiming at home inspiratory muscle training lasting 5 weeks, 3 times a week, 30 minutes daily through the IMT Threshold, with 14 volunteers enrolled in the Laboratory of Studies in Functional Rehabilitation (LAERF) of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). They will be classified as the manifestation of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis / Myelopathy (PET / MAH) for GP (PET / MAH probable) and GD (PET / MAH definitive) groups, obeying inclusion criteria. For characterization of expiratory flow rates and flows, as well as respiratory muscle strength, they will be submitted to spirometry and manovacuometry, pre, per, and post treatment, respectively. For the analysis of the electromyographic activity, the diaphragm, parasternal and sternocleidomastoid muscles will be counted in the follow-up during the analysis of inspiratory muscle strength, as well as once a week during the conduction of the inspiratory muscle training protocol. The collected data will be stored in a Microsoft Office Excel® 2010 worksheet and then submitted to statistical analysis using the Bioestat 5.0® program, adopting a standard error of 5%. The theoretical support of the research will have a bibliographical survey of scientific articles collected during the design of the project, and the accomplishment of the research. It is expected to map, through the surface electromyographic study, the impact of respiratory muscle training at a distance on the inspiratory muscle strength of patients with HTLV-I virus with probable or definitive PET / MAH.
Read the detailed description
Human T-lymphotropic viruses, HTLV (Human Lymphotrophic Virus T), are retroviruses, which stand out as type 1 (HTLV-1) and type 2 (HTLV-2), the former being the etiologic agent of serious organ diseases such as leukemia adult T-cell lymphoma (ATLL), a neurological disorder, Tropical Spastic Paraparesis / HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (PET / HAM) and other non-malignant ophthalmologic, dermatological, rheumatic and osteomyelitis non-malignant disorders. For HTLV-2 it has not yet separated with some disease.
The highest prevalence of virus is found in countries of the Caribbean, South America, Melanesia Islands, West Africa and Japan. Brazil is an endemic country for infection and prevalence varies from state to state, being highest in Bahia, Pernambuco and Pará. The form of sexual transmission, hematologic for blood transfusions or accompanied by contaminated needles, mother-to-child verticalization, the passage of the lymphocyte infected by breast milk and also in the perinatal period.
The mechanism of the disease comes from the infection of several types of cells, such as T and B lymphocytes, monocytes and fibroblasts. However, its tropism is by TCD4 + cells. The form of contamination is cell-cell, thus being transferred from infected material to uninfected cells, modifying the immune system, as well as cell cells.
The main characteristic of HTLV infection is that in most cases the virus persists asymptomatic and undetectable by the immune system per year or until death in about 98% of the patients, while the hosts are able to transmit the virus. There are still no basic surveys on how severe forms of symptoms of graves occur in those infected.
In this context, when the individual becomes symptomatic, he is affected by chronic infection that may be associated with disabling diseases that compromise quality of life, such as the neurological disease PET-MAH. The onset is insidious with frequent changes in gait and urinary symptoms, mainly affecting the lower limbs such as spasticity, hyperreflexia, sensory-motor dysfunctions such as neuropathic or nociceptive pain, paresis, paralysis and paresthesia, urinary bladder disorders, muscle weakness and low back pain. The early diagnosis of motor complications in the face of the onset of neurological disease also contributes to the prevention of the installation of motor sensory sequelae if the physiotherapeutic treatment is established early. According to this reference, one of the aspects of preventive care refers to the functional autonomy correlated with physical conditioning in order to increase the strength and / or endurance of the skeletal muscles.
In this way, the possibility of morphological and functional changes in the respiratory system is also highlighted. With preventive therapeutic possibilities, the respiratory muscle training (TMR) appears to this indicator with reference to the maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures (PiMáx and PeMáx). This procedure directly reflects on the patient's functionality, having as guideline the conduction of training protocols. The protocol should be conducted at least three days weekly frequently twice daily.
One tool to evaluate muscular behavior during TMR is surface electromyography (EMGs), which consists of a non-invasive detection of the muscular electrical activity by which it is presented graphically. It is constituted by the transcription of the sum of the electrical activity of all the active muscle fibers, through the positioning of electrodes on the skin. Thus, in order to verify the muscular activity of the respiratory dynamics related to inspiration, the main groups are the diaphragm, parasternal intercostal, sternocleidomastoid, abdominal rectus.
Therefore, the training requires time, availability and greater displacement of the patient to the outpatient treatment units, thus causing difficulties in adherence to the proposed therapy. To that end, it has been proposed ways that facilitate such conduction, such as home treatments, which, in most cases, the patient is supervised by the physiotherapist at least once a week presently followed by distance monitoring.
- Conditions
- HTLV-I Infections
- Being tested
- Rehabilitation
- Medical subject headings
- HTLV-I Infections
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
RehabilitationOther
The first training session each week will be held at the LAERF under the direct supervision of the investigator and the other two home-based training sessions under the supervisor's distance supervision. They will receive the Threshold® IMT linear loading device, and guidelines for handling, posture and asepsis. The initial training load for each participant will be adjusted to 25% of PiMáx. Participants will be trained and instructed to do the exercise program on their own at home. Once a week, during the return to the laboratory the researcher will determine the new values for load (1st week 25%, 2nd week 35%, 3rd week 40%, 4th week 45%, 5th week 50%).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | The inspiratory muscle training (IMT) will be performed in the morning shift for 30 minutes, 3 times a week for 5 weeks. The first training session each week will be held at the LAERF under the direct supervision of the investigator and the other two home-based training sessions under the supervisor's distance supervision. They will receive the Threshold® IMT linear loading device, and guidelines for handling, posture and asepsis. The initial training load for each participant will be adjusted to 25% of PiMáx. Participants will be trained and instructed to do the exercise program on their own at home. Once a week, during the return to the laboratory the researcher will determine the new values for load (1st week 25%, 2nd week 35%, 3rd week 40%, 4th week 45%, 5th week 50%). Receives: Other: Rehabilitation |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Inspiratory and expiratory muscle force
The evaluation of respiratory muscle strength will be performed by measuring the maximal inspiratory pressure (PiMáx) and expiratory (PeMAx) measurements with manovacuometer (+ - 300cmH2O). In order to perform the measurement of PiMáx and PeMáx, referring to inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength respectively. The values can range from 0 to 300 cmH2O, being 0 no strength and 300 maximum respiratory muscle strength.
Measured: Five weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Feb 2019
- Study start30 Jan 2019
- Primary completion23 Jul 2020
- Study completion23 Jul 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for HTLV-I InfectionsStudies 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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Rehabilitation
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Rodrigo Santiago Barbosa Rocha, Phd, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
- Investigators
- João S Oliveira, phd, Study chair, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03829709
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2,629,073
- Status last verified
- Aug 2020
- First submitted
- 30 Jan 2019
- Last updated
- 13 Aug 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Magno Falcao LF, Falcao ASC, Medeiros Sousa RC, Vieira WB, de Oliveira RTM, Normando VMF, Dias GADS, Santos MCS, Rocha RSB, Yoshikawa GT, Koyama RVL, Fujihara S, Correa VAC, Fuzii HT, Quaresma JAS. CT Chest and pulmonary functional changes in patients with HTLV-associated myelopathy in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon. PLoS One. 2017 Nov 2;12(11):e0186055. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186055. eCollection 2017.
PubMed 29095831Levy J, Prigent H, Bensmail D. Respiratory rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: A narrative review of rehabilitation techniques. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2018 Jan;61(1):38-45. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2017.06.002. Epub 2017 Nov 8.
PubMed 29128525Nakamura T. HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP): the role of HTLV-I-infected Th1 cells in the pathogenesis, and therapeutic strategy. Folia Neuropathol. 2009;47(2):182-94.
PubMed 19618340Nikoletou D, Man WD, Mustfa N, Moore J, Rafferty G, Grant RL, Johnson L, Moxham J. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a home-based inspiratory muscle training programme in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using multiple inspiratory muscle tests. Disabil Rehabil. 2016;38(3):250-9. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1036171. Epub 2015 Apr 17.
PubMed 25885668Sa KN, Macedo MC, Andrade RP, Mendes SD, Martins JV, Baptista AF. Physiotherapy for human T-lymphotropic virus 1-associated myelopathy: review of the literature and future perspectives. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2015 Feb 23;8:117-25. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S71978. eCollection 2015.
PubMed 25759588
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Aug 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Electromiography Study in the Respiratory Muscle Training in Human Lymphotropic Virus Type 1
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03829709
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2,629,073
- Conditions
- HTLV-I Infections
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidade Metodista de PiracicabaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Jan 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 23 Jul 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 23 Jul 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 4 Feb 2019 (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.
The main objective of the research will be to analyze, through surface electromyography, the impact of inspiratory muscle training before a supervised home training protocol in patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). For this, a clinical, longitudinal, prospective, quantitative and single center trial will be carried out, aiming at home inspiratory muscle training lasting 5 weeks, 3 times a week, 30 minutes daily through the IMT Threshold, with 14 volunteers enrolled in the Laboratory of Studies in Functional Rehabilitation (LAERF) of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). They will be classified as the manifestation of Tropical Spastic Paraparesis / Myelopathy (PET / MAH) for GP (PET / MAH probable) and GD (PET / MAH definitive) groups, obeying inclusion criteria. For characterization of expiratory flow rates and flows, as well as respiratory muscle strength, they will be submitted to spirometry and manovacuometry, pre, per, and post treatment, respectively. For the analysis of the electromyographic activity, the diaphragm, parasternal and sternocleidomastoid muscles will be counted in the follow-up during the analysis of inspiratory muscle strength, as well as once a week during the conduction of the inspiratory muscle training protocol. The collected data will be stored in a Microsoft Office Excel® 2010 worksheet and then submitted to statistical analysis using the Bioestat 5.0® program, adopting a standard error of 5%. The theoretical support of the research will have a bibliographical survey of scientific articles collected during the design of the project, and the accomplishment of the research. It is expected to map, through the surface electromyographic study, the impact of respiratory muscle training at a distance on the inspiratory muscle strength of patients with HTLV-I virus with probable or definitive PET / MAH.
Detailed description
Human T-lymphotropic viruses, HTLV (Human Lymphotrophic Virus T), are retroviruses, which stand out as type 1 (HTLV-1) and type 2 (HTLV-2), the former being the etiologic agent of serious organ diseases such as leukemia adult T-cell lymphoma (ATLL), a neurological disorder, Tropical Spastic Paraparesis / HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (PET / HAM) and other non-malignant ophthalmologic, dermatological, rheumatic and osteomyelitis non-malignant disorders. For HTLV-2 it has not yet separated with some disease.
The highest prevalence of virus is found in countries of the Caribbean, South America, Melanesia Islands, West Africa and Japan. Brazil is an endemic country for infection and prevalence varies from state to state, being highest in Bahia, Pernambuco and Pará. The form of sexual transmission, hematologic for blood transfusions or accompanied by contaminated needles, mother-to-child verticalization, the passage of the lymphocyte infected by breast milk and also in the perinatal period.
The mechanism of the disease comes from the infection of several types of cells, such as T and B lymphocytes, monocytes and fibroblasts. However, its tropism is by TCD4 + cells. The form of contamination is cell-cell, thus being transferred from infected material to uninfected cells, modifying the immune system, as well as cell cells.
The main characteristic of HTLV infection is that in most cases the virus persists asymptomatic and undetectable by the immune system per year or until death in about 98% of the patients, while the hosts are able to transmit the virus. There are still no basic surveys on how severe forms of symptoms of graves occur in those infected.
In this context, when the individual becomes symptomatic, he is affected by chronic infection that may be associated with disabling diseases that compromise quality of life, such as the neurological disease PET-MAH. The onset is insidious with frequent changes in gait and urinary symptoms, mainly affecting the lower limbs such as spasticity, hyperreflexia, sensory-motor dysfunctions such as neuropathic or nociceptive pain, paresis, paralysis and paresthesia, urinary bladder disorders, muscle weakness and low back pain. The early diagnosis of motor complications in the face of the onset of neurological disease also contributes to the prevention of the installation of motor sensory sequelae if the physiotherapeutic treatment is established early. According to this reference, one of the aspects of preventive care refers to the functional autonomy correlated with physical conditioning in order to increase the strength and / or endurance of the skeletal muscles.
In this way, the possibility of morphological and functional changes in the respiratory system is also highlighted. With preventive therapeutic possibilities, the respiratory muscle training (TMR) appears to this indicator with reference to the maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures (PiMáx and PeMáx). This procedure directly reflects on the patient's functionality, having as guideline the conduction of training protocols. The protocol should be conducted at least three days weekly frequently twice daily.
One tool to evaluate muscular behavior during TMR is surface electromyography (EMGs), which consists of a non-invasive detection of the muscular electrical activity by which it is presented graphically. It is constituted by the transcription of the sum of the electrical activity of all the active muscle fibers, through the positioning of electrodes on the skin. Thus, in order to verify the muscular activity of the respiratory dynamics related to inspiration, the main groups are the diaphragm, parasternal intercostal, sternocleidomastoid, abdominal rectus.
Therefore, the training requires time, availability and greater displacement of the patient to the outpatient treatment units, thus causing difficulties in adherence to the proposed therapy. To that end, it has been proposed ways that facilitate such conduction, such as home treatments, which, in most cases, the patient is supervised by the physiotherapist at least once a week presently followed by distance monitoring.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Rehabilitation
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Other: RehabilitationThe inspiratory muscle training (IMT) will be performed in the morning shift for 30 minutes, 3 times a week for 5 weeks. The first training session each week will be held at the LAERF under the direct supervision of the investigator and the other two home-based training sessions under the supervisor's distance supervision. They will receive the Threshold® IMT linear loading device, and guidelines for handling, posture and asepsis. The initial training load for each participant will be adjusted to 25% of PiMáx. Participants will be trained and instructed to do the exercise program on their own at home. Once a week, during the return to the laboratory the researcher will determine the new values for load (1st week 25%, 2nd week 35%, 3rd week 40%, 4th week 45%, 5th week 50%). |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- volunteers of both sexes
- HTLV-1 positive serology with definitive or probable PET / MAH
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- pulmonary diseases
- serious comorbidities such as heart disease and uncontrolled arterial hypertension
- cognitive alterations that impede the conduction of the protocol
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RehabilitationThe first training session each week will be held at the LAERF under the direct supervision of the investigator and the other two home-based training sessions under the supervisor's distance supervision. They will receive the Threshold® IMT linear loading device, and guidelines for handling, posture and asepsis. The initial training load for each participant will be adjusted to 25% of PiMáx. Participants will be trained and instructed to do the exercise program on their own at home. Once a week, during the return to the laboratory the researcher will determine the new values for load (1st week 25%, 2nd week 35%, 3rd week 40%, 4th week 45%, 5th week 50%). | Other | Intervention Group |
Primary outcome
Inspiratory and expiratory muscle force
Time frame: Five weeks
The evaluation of respiratory muscle strength will be performed by measuring the maximal inspiratory pressure (PiMáx) and expiratory (PeMAx) measurements with manovacuometer (+ - 300cmH2O). In order to perform the measurement of PiMáx and PeMáx, referring to inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength respectively. The values can range from 0 to 300 cmH2O, being 0 no strength and 300 maximum respiratory muscle strength.
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 13 Aug 2020.
- Results publication: PubMed 29095831Magno Falcao LF, Falcao ASC, Medeiros Sousa RC, Vieira WB, de Oliveira RTM, Normando VMF, Dias GADS, Santos MCS, Rocha RSB, Yoshikawa GT, Koyama RVL, Fujihara S, Correa VAC, Fuzii HT, Quaresma JAS. CT Chest and pulmonary functional changes in patients with HTLV-associated myelopathy in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon. PLoS One. 2017 Nov 2;12(11):e0186055. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186055. eCollection 2017.
- Results publication: PubMed 29128525Levy J, Prigent H, Bensmail D. Respiratory rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: A narrative review of rehabilitation techniques. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2018 Jan;61(1):38-45. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2017.06.002. Epub 2017 Nov 8.
- Results publication: PubMed 19618340Nakamura T. HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP): the role of HTLV-I-infected Th1 cells in the pathogenesis, and therapeutic strategy. Folia Neuropathol. 2009;47(2):182-94.
- Results publication: PubMed 25885668Nikoletou D, Man WD, Mustfa N, Moore J, Rafferty G, Grant RL, Johnson L, Moxham J. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a home-based inspiratory muscle training programme in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using multiple inspiratory muscle tests. Disabil Rehabil. 2016;38(3):250-9. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1036171. Epub 2015 Apr 17.
- Results publication: PubMed 25759588Sa KN, Macedo MC, Andrade RP, Mendes SD, Martins JV, Baptista AF. Physiotherapy for human T-lymphotropic virus 1-associated myelopathy: review of the literature and future perspectives. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2015 Feb 23;8:117-25. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S71978. eCollection 2015.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
João S Oliveira, phd study chair
Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Rehabilitation in people with HTLV-I Infections, run by Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba at 1 site in Brazil.
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 2 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 13 Aug 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Brazil. 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?
Inspiratory and expiratory muscle force (time frame: Five weeks). 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 NCT03829709, which also lists 5 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 13 Aug 2020.