The Duchenne Registry

Official title

The Duchenne Registry: An International, Patient-Report Registry for Individuals With Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy (Member of TREAT-NMD Neuromuscular Network)

Overview

The Duchenne Registry is an online, patient-report registry for individuals with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and carrier females. The purpose of the Registry is to connect Duchenne and Becker patients with actively recruiting clinical trials and research studies, and to educate patients and families about Duchenne and Becker care and research. At the same time, The Duchenne Registry is a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers in academia and industry, allowing access to de-identified datasets provided by patients and their families-information that is vital to advances in the care and treatment of Duchenne. The Duchenne Registry is a member of the TREAT-NMD Neuromuscular Network.

Detailed description

The Duchenne Registry (previously DuchenneConnect) was created in 2007 by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), with assistance from the NIH, the CDC, and Emory Genetics. In early 2011, PPMD alone began financing the registry's operation and maintenance, and is the sole guardian of The Duchenne Registry and its material.

Questions may be addressed to the Duchenne Registry Coordinators at telephone 888-520-8675 or coordinator@duchenneregistry.org. The Duchenne Registry Coordinators are certified genetic counselors who are available to answer questions regarding the registration process, genetic testing, and clinical trials and research studies.

Primary outcome measures

• Genetic variant [Time frame: Registrants are requested to update their medical history every 6-12 months, and they will be followed throughout their lifetime.]

Secondary outcome measures (1)

• Ambulation status [Time frame: Registrants are requested to update their medical history every 6-12 months, and they will be followed throughout their lifetime.]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy; Manifesting female carriers and asymptomatic female carriers also included in registry.

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of any other type of muscular dystrophy (including limb-girdle muscular dystrophy).

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Observational model

Cohort

Study locations

United States · 1 center

• The Duchenne Registry / PPMD — Washington D.C.

Publications

• Counterman KJ, Fatovic K, Good DC, Martin AS, Dasgupta S, Anziska Y. Associations Between Self-Reported Behavioral and Learning Concerns and DMD Isoforms in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. J Neuromuscul Dis. 2022;9(6):757-764. doi: 10.3233/JND-220821. PMID 36245385
• Rangel V, Martin AS, Peay HL. DuchenneConnect Registry Report. PLoS Curr. 2012 Feb 29;4:RRN1309. doi: 10.1371/currents.RRN1309. PMID 22453902
• Wang RT, Silverstein Fadlon CA, Ulm JW, Jankovic I, Eskin A, Lu A, Rangel Miller V, Cantor RM, Li N, Elashoff R, Martin AS, Peay HL, Halnon N, Nelson SF. Online self-report data for duchenne muscular dystrophy confirms natural history and can be used to assess for therapeutic benefits. PLoS Curr. 2014 Oct 17;6:ecurrents.md.e1e8f2be7c949f9ffe81ec6fca1cce6a. doi: 10.1371/currents.md.e1e8f2be7c949f9f PMID 25635234
• Bladen CL, Rafferty K, Straub V, Monges S, Moresco A, Dawkins H, Roy A, Chamova T, Guergueltcheva V, Korngut L, Campbell C, Dai Y, Barisic N, Kos T, Brabec P, Rahbek J, Lahdetie J, Tuffery-Giraud S, Claustres M, Leturcq F, Ben Yaou R, Walter MC, Schreiber O, Karcagi V, Herczegfalvi A, Viswanathan V, Bayat F, de la Caridad Guerrero Sarmiento I, Ambrosini A, Ceradini F, Kimura E, van den Bergen JC, PMID 23913485
• Bladen CL, Salgado D, Monges S, Foncuberta ME, Kekou K, Kosma K, Dawkins H, Lamont L, Roy AJ, Chamova T, Guergueltcheva V, Chan S, Korngut L, Campbell C, Dai Y, Wang J, Barisic N, Brabec P, Lahdetie J, Walter MC, Schreiber-Katz O, Karcagi V, Garami M, Viswanathan V, Bayat F, Buccella F, Kimura E, Koeks Z, van den Bergen JC, Rodrigues M, Roxburgh R, Lusakowska A, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, Zimowski J, Sa PMID 25604253
• Koeks Z, Bladen CL, Salgado D, van Zwet E, Pogoryelova O, McMacken G, Monges S, Foncuberta ME, Kekou K, Kosma K, Dawkins H, Lamont L, Bellgard MI, Roy AJ, Chamova T, Guergueltcheva V, Chan S, Korngut L, Campbell C, Dai Y, Wang J, Barisic N, Brabec P, Lahdetie J, Walter MC, Schreiber-Katz O, Karcagi V, Garami M, Herczegfalvi A, Viswanathan V, Bayat F, Buccella F, Ferlini A, Kimura E, van den Bergen PMID 29125504
• Wang RT, Barthelemy F, Martin AS, Douine ED, Eskin A, Lucas A, Lavigne J, Peay H, Khanlou N, Sweeney L, Cantor RM, Miceli MC, Nelson SF. DMD genotype correlations from the Duchenne Registry: Endogenous exon skipping is a factor in prolonged ambulation for individuals with a defined mutation subtype. Hum Mutat. 2018 Sep;39(9):1193-1202. doi: 10.1002/humu.23561. Epub 2018 Jul 12. PMID 29907980
• Cowen L, Mancini M, Martin A, Lucas A, Donovan JM. Variability and trends in corticosteroid use by male United States participants with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the Duchenne Registry. BMC Neurol. 2019 May 2;19(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s12883-019-1304-8. PMID 31046703

Identifiers

NCT: NCT02069756 · DC-PPMD-2013

Primary sources (government registries)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (US NIH)

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