Validation of Oxygen Nanosensor in Mitochondrial Myopathy

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.

Inclusion criteria

for Healthy Controls

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

Inclusion criteria

for MM Cases

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

Exclusion criteria

for All Participants

Subjects will be excluded if any of the following apply:

• Unable to provide informed consent and complete all study procedures, including ergometry
• Non-ambulatory or unable to ambulate independently
• Pregnant
• Within 1 month of a recent hospital admission due to acute illness
• 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
• Have a tracheostomy
• Have a known bleeding disorder and/or family history (first-degree relative) with a known bleeding disorder
• Daily intake of aspirin or any other anti-platelet therapy which cannot be temporarily discontinued for medical reasons
• 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
• 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
• Prone to hypertrophic scars and keloids
• Have any other known inherited myopathy, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy or congenital myopathy
• Known allergy to lidocaine
• Have a cognitive impairment that may prevent the ability to complete study procedures
• 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
• Individuals from vulnerable populations (e.g., prisoners/detainees)
• Participants who are unable to speak and/or read English (as participants will be required to be proficient to complete study procedures)