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Digital Gait Analysis in the Home Environment of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (MSgoesHome)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04771858
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : February 25, 2021
Last Update Posted : August 24, 2022
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Celgene Corporation
NeuroSys GmbH
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
Portabiles HealthCare Technologies GmbH
University of Regensburg
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Medical Valley Digital Health Application Center GmbH

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

The aim of this study is the development of novel telemedical examination methods based on sensor-based gait analysis in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). In a first step, the basic technical feasibility of measuring gait parameters in MS patients under standardized conditions in the clinic and in the home environment of the study participants will be investigated.

In a subsequent two-week study phase, gait parameters (real-life monitoring) and standardized gait tests will be continuously recorded in the home environment of the study participants. The comparability of the collected gait parameters from standardized gait tests and real-life monitoring to clinical scales (e.g. EDSS) will investigate the medical applicability of gait analysis as a target parameter in MS patients.

New algorithms for detecting indication-specific gait patterns from gait analysis in patients' daily lives and their possible changes over time (progression) will be explored and implemented into the study system. In addition, a patient app annotates the standardized gait tests and collects questionnaire-based data from the study participants during real-life monitoring. Via a study tablet, the data of the gait analysis and the patient app are transmitted to a study platform (Digital Patient Manager). The clinical assessment data (neurological examination, questionnaires) can be entered via a web front-end of the study platform and assigned to the patient via a pseudonym.

A further aim of this study is to validate the technology used for its applicability in the home environment. By means of structured interviews after the study phase, the study participants will be asked about compliance and adherence.

The following scientific questions will be investigated in this project:

(a) Is gait analysis a feasible and meaningful target parameter for MS centers? b) Are gait parameters from real-life monitoring suitable biomarkers for the detection of MS symptoms? c) Can gait parameters from standardized gait tests be compared with different testing environments (clinic / home environment)? d) How do gait parameters from standardized gait tests differ from gait data from real-life monitoring? e) How is the telemedical application for the collection of gait parameters evaluated by the patients? f) Can disease progression be detected using sensor-based gait parameters from the home environment?


Condition or disease
Multiple Sclerosis

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 70 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: MSgoesHome - Digital Gait Analysis in the Home Environment of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Actual Study Start Date : March 9, 2021
Estimated Primary Completion Date : February 2023
Estimated Study Completion Date : February 2023

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Study Group
No intervention


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Number of detected gait cycles per patient per day [ Time Frame: day 1 to day 14 ]
    Number of sensor-detected gait cycles (one gait cycle are two steps) per patient per day

  2. Daily sensor wear time per patient [ Time Frame: day 1 to day 14 ]
    Percentage of sensor wear time per patient per day - range from 0 hours (0%) to 6 hours (100%)

  3. Completeness of days during 14-day field period per patient with sensor records [ Time Frame: day 1 to day 14 ]
    Percentage of days with sensor data recorded per patient - range from 0 days (0%) to 14 days (100%)

  4. System Usability Scale (SUS) [ Time Frame: day 14 (closeout visit) ]
    SUS score per patient - range from 0 to 100 score points (Higher scores mean a better outcome.)


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Difference in time of 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at home versus 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at clinic [ Time Frame: day 1 ]
    Difference in time, measured in seconds, of 25FWT performed at home and performed at clinic

  2. Difference in time of 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at home versus 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at clinic [ Time Frame: day 14 ]
    Difference in time, measured in seconds, of 25FWT performed at home and performed in clinic

  3. Difference in gait parameters during 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at home versus 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at clinic [ Time Frame: day 1 ]
    Difference in gait parameters (gait length in cm, speed in m/s, contact angle in degree, swing-through phase in percent, standing phase in percent, lateral swing in cm, toe clearance in cm, lifting angle of toes in cm, impact intensity in g, variability of these parameters and symmetry between left and right foot) during 25FWT performed at home versus 25FWT performed at clinic

  4. Difference in gait parameters during 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at home versus 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at clinic [ Time Frame: day 14 ]
    Difference in gait parameters (gait length in cm, speed in m/s, contact angle in degree, swing-through phase in percent, standing phase in percent, lateral swing in cm, toe clearance in cm, lifting angle of toes in cm, impact intensity in g, variability of these parameters and symmetry between left and right foot) during 25FWT performed at home versus 25FWT performed at clinic

  5. Correlation of change of Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and change of 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at home [ Time Frame: day 1 and day 14 ]
    Correlation of change of EDSS (range from 0.0 to 10.0, Lower scores mean a better outcome.) and change of time to execute 25FWT in seconds performed at home

  6. Correlation of change of Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and change of 25-Foot-Walk-Test (25FWT) performed at clinic [ Time Frame: day 1 and day 14 ]
    Correlation of change of EDSS (range from 0.0 to 10.0, Lower scores mean a better outcome.) and change of time to execute 25FWT in seconds performed at clinic


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients are recruited at the University Hospital Regensburg via the routine university outpatient clinic of the Department and Polyclinic of Neurology.
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis according to McDonald criteria
  • Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) 1-6
  • Age > 18 years
  • Ability to speak and read
  • Ability to use an application running on a smart device
  • Patient informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe difficulty walking with frequent falls
  • Inability to walk at least 10 meters
  • Permanent use of a wheelchair
  • Severe spasticity
  • Cognitive impairment with inability to give consent to protocol
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04771858


Contacts
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Contact: Jochen Klucken, Professor +49 951 96430016 jochen.klucken@mv-dmac.de
Contact: Till Gladow +49 951 96430032 till.gladow@mv-dmac.de

Locations
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Germany
Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg Recruiting
Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, 93053
Contact: Ralf Linker, Professor    +49 941 941 3001    ralf.linker@ukr.de   
Contact: Klemens Angstwurm, PD Dr.    +49 941 941 3350    klemens.angstwurm@medbo.de   
Sponsors and Collaborators
Medical Valley Digital Health Application Center GmbH
Celgene Corporation
NeuroSys GmbH
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
Portabiles HealthCare Technologies GmbH
University of Regensburg
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Ralf Linker, Professor Department of Neurology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg 93053, Germany
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Responsible Party: Medical Valley Digital Health Application Center GmbH
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04771858    
Other Study ID Numbers: MV-dmac 3445707
First Posted: February 25, 2021    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 24, 2022
Last Verified: August 2022

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Medical Valley Digital Health Application Center GmbH:
Gait Analysis
Home-Monitoring
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Multiple Sclerosis
Sclerosis
Pathologic Processes
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
 Nervous System Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases