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Mitochondrial MyopathiesTELE-MITNCT05346627

Home Based Personalized Training and Video Consultation in Mitochondrial Myopathies: Study of Efficacy and Tolerance.

A study testing Personalized and mixed training program in people with Mitochondrial Myopathies, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice at 1 site in France.

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Trial summary

Positive effect of physical activity on health arouses a strong interest at international level and is developped within the scope of national programs. Recommandations exist but must be designed for patients with functional limitations of activities. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Mitochondrial Myopathies
What is being tested?
Personalized and mixed training program
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
15 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
20 Dec 2022to Jun 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • patient over 18 years-old,
  • with genetically-confirmed mitochondria myopathy,
  • with mitochondrial DNA mutation,
  • clinically dominant myopathic-like disorders according investigator,
  • able to walk with or without assistance,
  • likely to be followed for at least one year without interruption by video consultation (implying internet connexion with computer and camera or smartophone),
  • having given the written and informed consent and being social security member.
  • For patients in childbearing age, she must have used at least one month if reliable contraception.

Who cannot join

  • patient wih pathology or comorbidity incompatible with the conduct of the study according the investigator during inclusion visit,
  • patient with physical condition incompatible with training program according investigator during inclusion visit,
  • patient having a physical tiredness and/or myalgia during last week with an intensity of 6 on visual and analog scale,
  • pregnant or nursing patient,
  • patient expecting pregnancy during the course of the study,
  • patient protected by law or under guardianship or curatorship, or not able to participate in a clinical trial under L.1121-16 article of French Public Health Regulations.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

France1 site, 1 recruiting
  • CHU de Nice

    Nice, Alpes Maritimes, 06000

    Sabrina Sacconi, 0492035757 ext. +33, sacconi.s@chu-nice.fr

    Sabrina SACCONI

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Video Consultation and Mitochondrial Myopathies: Study of Efficacy and Tolerance of a Personalized Training Program at Home

Positive effect of physical activity on health arouses a strong interest at international level and is developped within the scope of national programs. Recommandations exist but must be designed for patients with functional limitations of activities.

Patients with mitochondrial diseases have exercice intolerance with an increase of muscular weakness and fatigue after low exercice volume. Theses patients have functional limitations of activities. In order to establish an appropriate training programme, it will be important to define and consider the physical condition. The Society of Mitochondrial Medecine published recommandations for management of theses patients,However, theses recommandations do not allow them to propose a training program of what can be done. For these vulnerable patients, therapists are responsible fo advising a training programm without guidelines to establish its terms and conditions. In addition, some exercices do not appear to have been the subject of complete assessmeents.

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Regarding training programs (aerobic training, muscle reinforcement, miwed training), scientific literature shows a significant genetic and clinical variabilities, as well as a lack of data on clinical severity of included patients. In addition, the lack of informations regarding training effects of heteroplamy level limits our comprehension of mechanisms involved in adaptation of mitochondrial pool during training. Therefore, further reserchs on this subject are essential.

It is necessary to offer these patients a follow-up and personalized training program, which are in adequation with daily life. Some publications call on specifics concepts which are not compatible with day-to-day life. The investigators think it will be useful to investigate training effects in order to have practival conclusions, easily reproducible at home by patients with simple and inexpensive equipment. In this context, video consultation could allow the close follow-up of these patients.

The investigators hypothesize that a mixed training (endurance and muscle reinforcement), personalized, at home and followed by video consultation have positive effects on some physical criteria (such as musclar strength, tolerance to effort, functional abilities) without increasing heteroplasmy and creatine phosphokinase levels.

Being tested
Personalized and mixed training program
Medical subject headings
Mitochondrial Myopathies

What participants receive

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

  • Personalized and mixed training programProcedure or surgery

    Patients perform a personalized and mixed training program (endurance and muscle reinforcement), at home

Study groups in NCT05346627
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
mitochondrial myopathyOtherPatient affected by mitochondrial myopathy, with genetic confirmation of mitochondrial DNA mutation
Receives: Procedure: Personalized and mixed training program

What is being measured

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

  1. Change of overall functional capacity of moving during training period from 6 months (S0) to 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

    The overall functional capacity of moving will be measured by the time to perform the Timed Up and Go test.

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

Secondary outcomes (22)
  1. Change of muscular strength of upper and lower limbs during training period from 6 months (S0) to 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

    Muscular strength of upper (shoulder abduction, elbow and fingers bending) and lower (knee extension) limbs during isometric and maximal muscular contractions will be measured with a quantified muscle testing device. Upper limbs strength will also measured during the developped sitting with dumbbells.

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  2. Change of muscular endurance of upper and lower limbs during training period from 6 months (S0) to 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

    Muscular endurance of upper (shoulder abduction, elbow and fingers bending) and lower (knee extension) limbs during isometric and maximal muscular contractions, keeped during 30 secondes will be measured by the difference of the force between the beggining and the end of the contraction

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  3. Change of functional abilities in walking during training period from 6 months (S0) to 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

    Modification of functional abilities in walking will be measured by the maximal distance of walking (in meter) during a 6-minutes walking test

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  4. Change of functional abilities during transferts during training period from 6 months (S0) to 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

    Modification of functional abilities during transferts will be measured by the maximal number of transferts sitting to standing performed during a 1-minute chair lifts test

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  5. Change of clinical severity of the disease during training period from 6 months (S0) to 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

    Clinical severity of the disease will be measured with the Newcastle Mitochondrial Disease Scale for Adults (NMDAS) and its 3 first sections. Score ranges from 0 to 145. The higher the score the more severe the disease.

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  6. Change of quality of life during training period from 6 months (S0) to 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

    Quality of life will be measured with the Quality of Life in Genetic Neuromuscular Disease Questionnaire (QOL-gNMD). The QoL-gNMD is splitted in 3 domains: "Impact of Physical Symptoms" (score from 0 to 19), "Self-perception" (score from 0 to 24) and "Activities and Social Participation" (score from 0 to 27).

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  7. Change of tiredness felt during training period from 6 months (S0) to 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

    The tiredness felt will be measured with the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS). The FSS is a unidimensional scale which focuses on the physical aspects of fatigue. It is a self-reported questionnaire developed to measure the impact of disabling fatigue on daily functioning. It covers several areas including physical, social, and cognitive effects. The FSS is a patient-reported outcome composed of 9-items with scores ranging from 1 = "strongly disagree" to 7 = "strongly agree".

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  8. Check effects of a training program on clinical and biological tolerance, by assessing the modification of heteroplasmy level

    Heteroplasmy level of mitochondrial DNA from blood and urine samples will be compared between the beginning of the training (6 months, S0), and 9 (S12) and 6 (S24) months after training period.

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  9. Check effects of a training program on clinical and biological tolerance, by regularly assessing the effort-related myalgia

    Muscular pain level will be measured with the visual and analog scale for pain before and after each training session. Scorer ranges from 0 to 10, 0 being "no pain" and 10 being "maximum thinkable pain"

    Measured: From 6 months (S0) to 12 months (S24)

  10. Check effects of a training program on clinical and biological tolerance, by assessing the blood creatine phosphokinase levels which is a muscle damage marker

    Clinical and biological tolerance will be measured with the blood creatine phosphokinase levels before training and during training period (12 weeks before the begining of training period, at the begining of training period and 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 weeks after the begining of training period)

    Measured: From 0 (S-24) to 12 months (S24)

  11. Establish a "dose-effect" relationship between the training frequency and effects on clinical parameters (strength, endurance and functionnal abilities such as global moving, walking and during transferts)

    Evolution of clinical markers (strength, endurance, global functional abilities in walking and during transferts) will be matched with number of completed training sessions, in order to identify a dose-effect relationship

    Measured: From 0 (S-24) to 12 months (S24)

  12. Check effect of a training program on reported physical condition by assessing the Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ).

    RPAQ is a splited in 3 parts: physical activity within and around the house, travel to and from work and your work activity and hobbies. This questionnaire assess:

    • physical activity level (inactive if score is less than 8.3 Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET).h/week, moderate if score ranges from 8.3 to 16.7 MET.h/week or high physical activity if score is greater than 16.7 MET.h/week)
    • sedentary time (settled is score is greater than 7 hours per day or not settled if score is less than or equal to 7 hours per day).

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  13. Check effect of a training program on reported physical condition by assessing the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ).

    GPAQ is a splited in 3 parts: activities at work, to move from one place to another and hobbies. For each part, score is ranked according to 3 levels: low, moderate and intense.

    Measured: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months

  14. Describe the natural history of disease without training on heteroplasmy level

    Heteroplasmy level of mitochondrial DNA from blood and urine samples will be assessed at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0).

    Measured: At 0 (S-24) and 6 months (S0)

  15. Describe the natural history of disease without training on blood creatine phosphokinase levels

    Blood creatine phosphokinase levels will be assessed at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0).

    Measured: At 0 (S-24) and 6 months (S0)

  16. Describe the natural history of disease without training on muscular strength of upper and lower limbs

    Muscular strength of upper (shoulder abduction, elbow and fingers bending) and lower (knee extension) limbs during isometric and maximal muscular contractions will be measured with a quantified muscle testing device at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0). Upper limbs strength will also measured during the developped sitting with dumbbells at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0).

    Measured: At 0 (S-24) and 6 months (S0)

  17. Describe the natural history of disease without training on functional abilities in walking

    Modification of functional abilities in walking will be measured by the maximal distance of walking (in meter) during a 6-minutes walking test, at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0).

    Measured: At 0 (S-24) and 6 months (S0)

  18. Describe the natural history of disease without training on functional abilities during transfert

    Modification of functional abilities during transferts will be measured by the maximal number of transferts sitting to standing performed during a 1-minute chair lifts test, at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0).

    Measured: At 0 (S-24) and 6 months (S0)

  19. Describe the natural history of disease without training on quality of life

    Quality of life will be measured with the Quality of Life in Genetic Neuromuscular Disease Questionnaire (QOL-gNMD) at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0). The QoL-gNMD is splitted in 3 domains: "Impact of Physical Symptoms" (score from 0 to 19), "Self-perception" (score from 0 to 24) and "Activities and Social Participation" (score from 0 to 27).

    Measured: At 0 (S-24) and 6 months (S0)

  20. Describe the natural history of disease without training on tiredness felt

    The tiredness felt will be measured with the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0). The FSS is a unidimensional scale which focuses on the physical aspects of fatigue. It is a self-reported questionnaire developed to measure the impact of disabling fatigue on daily functioning. It covers several areas including physical, social, and cognitive effects. The FSS is a patient-reported outcome composed of 9-items with scores ranging from 1 = "strongly disagree" to 7 = "strongly agree".

    Measured: At 0 (S-24) and 6 months (S0)

  21. Describe the natural history of disease without training on reported physical condition by assessing the Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ).

    RPAQ is a splited in 3 parts: physical activity within and around the house, travel to and from work and your work activity and hobbies. This questionnaire assess, at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0):

    • physical activity level (inactive if score is less than 8.3 Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET).h/week, moderate if score ranges from 8.3 to 16.7 MET.h/week or high physical activity if score is greater than 16.7 MET.h/week)
    • sedentary time (settled is score is greater than 7 hours per day or not settled if score is less than or equal to 7 hours per day).

    Measured: At 0 (S-24) and 6 months (S0)

  22. Describe the natural history of disease without training on reported physical condition by assessing the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ).

    GPAQ is a splited in 3 parts: activities at work, to move from one place to another and hobbies. For each part, score is ranked according to 3 levels: low, moderate and intense. GPAC will be assessed at the beginning of observation phase (S-24) and 6 months later, at the beginning of the training (S0).

    Measured: At 0 (S-24) and 6 months (S0)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Apr 2022
  2. Study start20 Dec 2022
  3. Primary completionJun 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2027 (estimated)

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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
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
15 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05346627
Sponsor's protocol ID
20-GIRCI-01
Acronym
TELE-MIT
Status last verified
Jun 2026
First submitted
8 Apr 2022
Last updated
24 Jun 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Personalized and mixed training program in people with Mitochondrial Myopathies, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice at 1 site in France.

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 8 inclusion and 6 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jun 2026. 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 France. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Sabrina SACCONI (04 92 03 57 57 ext. +33, sacconi.s@chu-nice.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change of overall functional capacity of moving during training period from 6 months (S0) to 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months (time frame: At 6 (S0), 9 (S12) and 12 (S24) months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 24 Jun 2026.

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