Prognostic Factors Affecting Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Assiut University82 enrolled

Overview

Determination of prognostic factors affecting ambulation of duchenne muscular dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common herditary muscular disease , it lead to loss of ambulation in early teenageers . It lead to early death at the mean age of 19 years

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * any male pt diagnosed as duchenne muscular dystrophy by typical clinical picture \&shooting serum CPK level \&EMG study or biopsy \& age 10 to 18yrs old Exclusion Criteria: * female patient ' age below 10 yrs old or above 18 yrs old .patient with autoimmune disease or malignancy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Ten meter walking test

Questionnaire

Time frame: 2018 - 2019

Secondary Outcomes

Muscle strenght

Questionnaire

Time frame: 2018- 2019

Central Contacts

Nehal Refaat, Residant

CONTACT

01000242438 nehalrefaatmohammed@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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