Validation of Oxygen Nanosensor in Mitochondrial Myopathy

The Development of Minimally Invasive Nanosensor Technology to Quantify Mitochondrial Function in Human Muscle

Past mitochondrial disease treatment studies have been unsuccessful in determining treatment efficacy, and a major factor has been the lack of validated biomarkers in mitochondrial myopathy (MM). There is currently a growing number of potential new treatments to be tested through MM clinical intervention trials, which has created a pressing need for quantitative biomarkers that reliably reflect MM disease severity, progression, and therapeutic response.

The purpose of the study is to measure the efficacy of an electrochemical oxygen nanosensor to measure in vivo mitochondrial function in human muscle tissue, and its ability to discriminate MM patients from healthy volunteers. The data and results from this nanosensor study may contribute to current and future research, including improved diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for patients with mitochondrial disease.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Mitochondrial Diseases; Mitochondrial Myopathies
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Nanosensor

Detailed Description

This is an investigational device clinical trial. MM cases and healthy volunteers will undergo nanosensor muscle oxygen measurement in exercised (dominant) forearm muscle during handgrip exercise. The same measurements will be repeated between 7 and 30 days later in the same forearm and at the same time of day for each participant to assess reproducibility.

After placement of the nanosensor in the forearm under local anesthesia, the primary outcome measure is nanosensor-muscle oxygen levels. The secondary outcome measure is an assessment of pain.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 24
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Sara Nguyen; Phone Number: (267) 426-1986; Email: nguyens2@chop.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Zarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham; Phone Number: (267) 426 4961; Email: zolkipliz@chop.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
      • Recruiting
      • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
      • Contact: Zarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, MBChB, MRCP; Email: zolkipliz@chop.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Controls

1. Males and females, between the ages of 18 and 65 years, inclusive
2. Provide informed consent for study participation; able to understand and complete the protocol
3. Able to ambulate independently
4. Able to perform bicycle ergometry

Inclusion Criteria for MM Cases

1. Males and females, between the ages of 18 and 65 years, inclusive
2. Provide informed consent for study participation; able to understand and complete the protocol
3. Genetically-confirmed MM as defined by a diagnosis of primary mitochondrial disease (PMD) with predominant symptoms of myopathy as expressed by exercise intolerance and muscle weakness and fatigue.
4. Previously enrolled (or will enroll) in Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Institutional Review Board (IRB) study #08-006177 (Falk, PI) or CHOP IRB #16-013364 (Zolkipli, PI)
5. Able to ambulate independently
6. Able to perform bicycle ergometry

Exclusion Criteria for All Participants

Subjects will be excluded if any of the following apply:

1. Unable to provide informed consent and complete all study procedures, including ergometry
2. Non-ambulatory or unable to ambulate independently
3. Pregnant
4. Within 1 month of a recent hospital admission due to acute illness
5. Have severe cardiac disease as defined by an ejection fraction of less than 35% and New York Heart Association Functional Classification Class III; or severe pulmonary disease as defined by the need for supplemental O2 therapy or daytime ventilatory support
6. Have a tracheostomy
7. Have a known bleeding disorder and/or family history (first-degree relative) with a known bleeding disorder
8. Daily intake of aspirin or any other anti-platelet therapy which cannot be temporarily discontinued for medical reasons
9. a) Have known or suspected congenital or acquired immune deficiency; b) concurrent use of immunosuppressive drugs, including corticosteroids; c) past history of recurrent (more than 6 times per year) severe (required hospitalization) skin or soft tissue infections; d) history of infection or delayed wound healing after surgery or biopsy; e) known history of neutropenia with absolute neutrophil count less than 500/mm3
10. Undergo chronic steroid treatment as defined by daily oral intake (for more than 1 month) or have existing untreated endocrinopathies, such as hypothyroidism that caused acquired myopathy
11. Prone to hypertrophic scars and keloids
12. Have any other known inherited myopathy, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy or congenital myopathy
13. Known allergy to lidocaine
14. Have a cognitive impairment that may prevent the ability to complete study procedures
15. Unable to comply with the requirements of the study protocol and/or unsuitable for the study for any reason, in the opinion of the principal investigator
16. Individuals from vulnerable populations (e.g., prisoners/detainees)
17. Participants who are unable to speak and/or read English (as participants will be required to be proficient to complete study procedures)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Affected MM Cases; Key eligibility criteria for MM cases includes physically-capable adults (male and females, ages 18 to 65 years, inclusive) with genetically-confirmed MM with predominant symptoms of myopathy as expressed by exercise intolerance and muscle weakness and fatigue.	Device: Nanosensor; The purpose of the study is to test a device called a "nanosensor", which measures oxygen levels (a proxy of mitochondrial function) in muscle. The nanosensor has not been tested in humans nor has it been approved by the FDA. The study nanosensor measures 1.8 mm width x 6 mm length x 0.3 mm depth. Placement of the sterilized nanosensor involves a small incision for manual placement of the nanosensor in muscle forearm tissue.
Other: Healthy Controls; Adult healthy volunteers will be individually matched with corresponding MM cases based on age, biological sex, and body mass index.	Device: Nanosensor; The purpose of the study is to test a device called a "nanosensor", which measures oxygen levels (a proxy of mitochondrial function) in muscle. The nanosensor has not been tested in humans nor has it been approved by the FDA. The study nanosensor measures 1.8 mm width x 6 mm length x 0.3 mm depth. Placement of the sterilized nanosensor involves a small incision for manual placement of the nanosensor in muscle forearm tissue.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Nanosensor-muscle oxygen (Torr) levels	Nanosensor measured muscle O2 levels at baseline, during handgrip exercise and after exercise	60 minutes for data collection at each 2 study visits, up to 6 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Pain and tolerability	At each 2 study visits, up to 6 months.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Collaborators: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Zarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 17, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 6, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 9, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): September 11, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 13, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 11, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Metabolic Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Mitochondrial Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Mitochondrial Myopathies
• Other Study ID Numbers: 17-014130; 5U54NS078059-12 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes