The study aims to characterize prospectively longitudinal progression of neurological domains in GM1 and GM2 Gangliosidosis patients with high-quality standards (GCP compliant).
The study is a prospective longitudinal, multicentric decentralized trial which will be performed in children diagnosed with late infantile or juvenile onset of neurological disease of either GM1 or GM2 Gangliosidoses (Tay-Sachs or Sandhoff disease). The study anticipates to include a total of approximately 35 patients. A large set of neurological functions will be evaluated by rating scales used by physicians and questionnaires answered by parents. Digital tools will be used to support the study procedures with virtual visits.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
31
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Oakland, California, United States
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Hospital Pequeno Principe
Curitiba, Brazil
Change in the Gait 9-point item score of the Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA)
Score between 0 (better) and 8 (worse) points
Time frame: 0-4 years
Change in the Speech 7-point item score of SARA
Score between 0 (better) and 6 (worse) points
Time frame: 0-4 years
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Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Marseille, France
Armand-Trousseau Children's Hospital - CHU Paris Est
Paris, France
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Toulouse, France
Universtitäsklinikum Giessen und Marburg
Giessen, Germany
LMU - Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen - Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
Munich, Germany
Universita' di Catania
Catania, Italy
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