View clinical trials related to Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Filter by:Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by a mutation of exon 7, in 95% of cases, encoding the gene for the motor neuron survival protein called SMN1 (Survival Motor Neuron) located on chromosome 5q. Patients with an SMA-5q mutation suffer from progressive muscle deficiency and subsequent atrophy induced by degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord. Gene therapy is now available for the management of spinal muscular atrophy and nusinersen is the first approved treatment. Nusinersen has been granted marketing authorization in France since May 30, 2017. Nusinersen has a high level of medical service rendered (MSR) for types I, II, and III, but the improvement in medical service rendered (IMSR) is assessed as moderate for types I and II. For Type III, IMSR is not known.
This study aims to characterize the clinical-epidemiological profile and baseline characteristics of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) 5q types II and III in follow-up at the Brazilian Unified Public Health System (SUS). The study data will be based on patients´ medical records from several Brazilian public hospitals, which will be defined by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MS).
Spinal cord injuries and people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy or Infant Spinal Muscular Atrophy (ISA) are prone to pain and pressure sores associated with prolonged sitting. For this reason, it is recommended that people with spinal cord injuries release pressure every 15 to 30 minutes and motorized wheelchair users use the electric positioning functions at least 1 minute every hour. The aim is to prevent and/or reduce pain and pressure sores. These devices could help to observe daily the variability of users' pressure maps, their impact on occupational performance, the link with pain and redness and could propose customized adjustments.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a form of motor neuron disease, most commonly caused by a mutation in the survival motor neuron 1 gene (SMN1) which results in a wide disease spectrum affecting children and adults. It is an autosomal recessive disorder and is therefore caused by inheritance of a mutated gene from each parent. All forms of SMA have an estimated combined incidence of 1 in 6,000 to 1 in 10,000 live births, with a carrier frequency of 1/40 to 1/60. The patient registry aims to facilitate a questionnaire-based research study in order to better characterise and understand the disease in the UK and in Ireland. Entry is via self-registration over a secure internet connection (https://www.sma-registry.org.uk/). Online, patients are asked to read an information sheet about the research project and then indicate their consent to demonstrate willingness to participate. Following online consent, subjects will be entered into the registry. This is an on-going database and all participants are invited to update their information on a biannual basis.
This study aims to refine the capability of Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT) and Magnet Resonance Imaging (MRI) to characterise the molecular composition of muscle tissue non-invasively and to evaluate the therapeutic response in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) over time.
The purpose of this study is to assess carer burden, needs, and expectations of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Parents
The primary objectives of the study are to obtain clinically meaningful data on survival and outcomes of all the patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) 5q types 1 through 4 (according to international classification), being followed in the reference centers of the disease in France between September 1, 2016 and August 31, 2024. The registry will collect retrospectively and prospectively the longitudinal data of the long-term follow-up for child and adult patients, under real life conditions of current medical practice, in order to document the clinical evolution of patients (survival, motor, respiratory, orthopedic and nutritional), the conditions of use of the treatments, the mortality rates of treated and untreated patients, the tolerance of the treatments, adverse events in order to better define their places in the therapeutic strategy.
SPINRAZA® (Nusinersen) is the first intrathecal administered drug which was approved by the FDA to treat SMA children and adults (2016). The aim is to monitor the evolution of the Motor Function Measure-32 for SMA type II adult patients treated with SPINRAZA® (Nusinersen).
The primary objective of this research protocol is to study and follow the course of motor neuron loss in individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) using the electrophysiological technique of motor unit number estimation (MUNE). This study is based on the hypothesis that the electrophysiological technique of motor unit number estimation (MUNE) and compound muscle action potential (CMAP) provide sensitive indicators to assess the severity and progression of disease in adults with SMA.
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).