Genomic Profiling of Mitochondrial Disease - Imaging Analysis for Precise Mitochondrial Medicine

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia With Myopathy; Kearns-Sayre Syndrome; Mitochondrial DNA Mutation; Mitochondrial Myopathies; Mitochondrial Diseases

• Registration Number: NCT05012358
• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Brief Summary

This study is an observational longitudinal study involving the use of MRIs and video recordings taken at home of patients completing basic tasks. Once consent is obtained, subjects will be asked to schedule an appointment with radiology to undergo the listed MRIs of the heart and/or muscle. Subjects will also be given instructions on how to use the video recording app on their personal devices, or study provided device. The subjects will be followed regularly over the course of two years, submitting video recordings of their movements and reporting to Mayo Clinic for MRIs as scheduled.

Detailed Description

Mitochondrial myopathy follows a slowly progressive disease course of gradual worsening of muscle weakness and fatigability. Progressive mitochondrial dysfunction is thought to result in structural muscle deterioration (eventually muscle fiber atrophy/necrosis) and underlie these symptoms. Therefore, the study hypothesis is that longitudinal imaging of muscle will capture mitochondrial (using muscle MRS) and structural (using muscle MRI) abnormalities to inform objectively disease progression by capturing structural and biochemical changes in muscle over time.

Conventional multivariate analysis tools such as partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and principal component analysis (PCA) will be used to assess variables of importance in discrimination of 3 subgroups based on underlying molecular defect (mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations and deletions, and nuclear gene mutations (nDNA)).

This will be followed by implementation of Collaborative Laboratory Integrated Reports (CLIR) software, a multivariate pattern recognition software that generates post-analytical interpretive tools. This study proposes to quantitatively measure MRS analytes (i.e. lactate, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), etc.) and structural muscle changes by MRI (edema, fat content, etc.). The capability for interactive data analysis would be necessary because of the nature of mitochondrial myopathy (MM) progression. One of the functionalities of CLIR is the creation of post-analytical tools applicable to either diagnosis of one condition - single condition tool; or differential diagnosis between two conditions with overlapping phenotypes (mtDNA deletions, mtDNA mutations, nDNA mutations) - dual scatter plots. The advantages of CLIR are (1) integration of primary markers with all informative permutations of ratios/biomarkers. Ratios calculated between markers not directly related at the biochemical level are particularly helpful to correct for pre-analytical factors and potential analytical bias (2) adjusted for multiple covariates (age, sex) (3) generating individual plots of disease progression.

This study is an observational longitudinal study involving the use of MRIs and video recordings taken at home of patients completing basic tasks. Subjects will be approached at outpatient appointments, or via phone/mail. Once consent is obtained, subjects will be asked to schedule an appointment with radiology to undergo the listed MRIs of the heart and/or muscle. Subjects will also be given instructions on how to use the video recording app on their personal devices, or study provided device. The subjects will be followed regularly over the course of two years, submitting video recordings of their movements and reporting to Mayo Clinic for MRIs as scheduled. Patients may withdraw from the study at any time without repercussion.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-08-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-19
• Study Start: 2022-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-01-22
• Study Completion: 2024-01-22
• Status Verified: 2024-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-06-11
• Last Update Posted: 2024-06-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9

Inclusion Criteria

• Confirmed or suspected primary mitochondrial disorder *Suspected mitochondrial disorder would mean that the patient meets clinical criteria and has either biopsy or biochemical testing that supports the diagnosis.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant, breastfeeding
• Severe cardiac disease who are unable to undergo all the required testing
• Requiring anesthesia for MRIs
• Has severe claustrophobia
• Has implanted devices

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Indicators of disease severity and progression - cardiac movement	2 years	Establish the prevalence and severity of specific morbid indicators of disease severity through use of echocardiogram
Indicators of disease severity and progression - skeletal muscle function	2 years	Establish the prevalence and severity of specific morbid indicators of disease severity through use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of skeletal muscle
Indicators of disease severity and progression - cardiac function	2 years	Establish the prevalence and severity of specific morbid indicators of disease severity through use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cardiac muscle
Indicators of disease severity and progression - skeletal muscle movement	2 years	Establish the prevalence and severity of specific morbid indicators of disease severity through use of video scoring scale during exercise

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic; 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States