NCT07488338Recruiting
HABIT-ILE + FST in Children With SMA: Preliminary Effectiveness
Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of HABIT-ILE + Functional Strength Training in Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA): a Prospective Single-group Intervention Trial.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This single-arm pilot study will assess the preliminary effectiveness of an intensive motor skill intervention (HABIT-ILE) combined with functional strength training (FST) in children with SMA who are receiving disease-modifying therapies. Participants will attend a HABIT-ILE + FST summer camp for 6 hours per day over a 3-week period, totaling 90 hours of training.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 13 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 15 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 28 Feb 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Teachers College, Columbia University
- Diseases
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- NCT number
- NCT07488338
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 20
- From 15 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 28 Feb 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Orthopedic surgery within the past year
- Concurrent participation in another clinical trial
Other
- New pharmaceutical treatment during the study
Who the study is looking for
- Have a confirmed SMA diagnosis
- Be 5-17 years old
- Complete all pre- and post-intervention assessments
- Understand and speak English
- Follow instructions without major cognitive or behavioral issues
- Have received a stable disease-modifying therapy (DMT) dose for ≥6 months
- Be classified as a sitter or walker (SMA type 2 or 3) with supported standing ability (score ≥1 on Item 18 of the HFMSE) without KAFOs, AFOs, or external standing devices
Age in the registry: 5 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Cerebral Palsy Research, Teachers College, Columbia University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Recruiting |
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