A Registered Cohort Study on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Basic parameters: from 2 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- China
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Dystrophinopathy is a term of X-linked recessive genetic disease, including Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and the X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy. The aim of this study is to determine the clinical spectrum and natural progression of dystrophinopathy in a prospective multicenter natural history study, to assess the clinical, genetic of patients with dystrophinopathy to optimize clinical management.
Primary outcome measures
- Age at death [Time frame: 20 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Beyond 2 years old
- Diagnosis with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and female carriers, genotypically confirmed
- Diagnosis should be supported by muscle biopsy, if no genetic confirmation.
Exclusion criteria
- Presence of other clinically significant illness
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
China · 1 center
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University — Fuzhou
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04012671 · MRCTA,ECFAH of FMU [2019]193