Active clinical trials for "Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle"

This is an observational study, no drug (marketed or investigational) will be provided as part of the study, and the study procedures will have no impact on the medical care delivered to patients participating in this study. The overall study data collection period is planned to last up to 5 years with assessments occurring at baseline, and every 6 months thereafter for a total period of 3 years. Medical records for enrolled patients will be abstracted at baseline and annually to obtain clinical information, and data will be recorded for the study. Eligible patients will be asked to provide informed consent and to complete semi-annual patient surveys and functional assessments. The patient surveys will include selected PRO instrument(s) along with additional questions to characterize the patient's perception of disease.

To evaluate specific characteristics of phenotype, immune status, molecular and genetic as well as morphological characteristics of adult patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R2 in various regions of the Russian Federation.

The primary objective of the study is to perform 2-year follow up with motor parameters evolution using instrumental assessments in patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophie, and to identify which motor parameters are sensitive to change. The secondary objectives of the study are: to describe the changes of the parameters obtained from instrumental evaluations in comparison with the changes obtained from clinical assessments. to characterize the muscular impairments, the biomechanical gait disorders, the standing postural control disorders, the biomechanical upper limb disorders in spatial exploration, the limitation of upper limb capacities, the fatigue, the endurance, the patients' participation to their activities and their quality of life, in comparison with a healthy paired population. to highlight the relationships between muscular assessment parameters, biomechanical gait parameters, standing posture control and upper limb spatial exploration. to highlight the relationships between data from instrumental assessments and data from clinical assessments. to highlight the relationships between instrumental assessments data and clinical assessments data on one side, and features of patients (age, sex, duration since diagnosis, type of LGMD, rehabilitation in follow-up, sportive practices...) on the other side.

This study will follow participants who are screened and confirmed with a genetic diagnosis of Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E (LGMD2E/R4), Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D (LGMD2D/R3), or Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C (LGMD2C/R5). These enrolled participants will be followed to evaluate mobility and pulmonary function for up to 3 years after enrollment. Additional participant data will be collected from the time the individual began experiencing LGMD symptoms to the present.

Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy comprise a group of disorders made up of over 30 mutations which share a common phenotype of progressive weakness of the shoulder and hip girdle muscles. While the individual genetic mutations are rare, as a cohort, LGMDs are one of the four most common muscular dystrophies. The overall goal of project 1 is to define the key phenotypes as measured by standard clinical outcome assessments (COAs) for limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) to hasten therapeutic development.

The purpose of this study is to identify new genes responsible for neuromuscular disorders and study muscle tissue of patient with known neuromuscular disease, as well as their family members. We are interested in recruiting many types of neuromuscular disease including; Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), and limb-girdle muscle dystrophy (LGMD). There are still many patients diagnosed with muscular dystrophy with no causative gene implicated in their disease. Using molecular genetics to unravel basis of these neuromuscular disorders will lead to more accurate diagnosis/prognosis of these disorders which will lead to potential therapies.

Mutations in the Fukutin Related Protein (FKRP) gene cause the condition Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy type R9 (LGMDR9) also known as LGMD2i, and the rarer conditions Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (MDC1C), Muscle Eye Brain Disease (MEB) and Walker-Warburg Syndrome (WWS). LGMDR9 is the most common FKRP-related condition, and is especially prevalent in Northern Europe. The aim is to facilitate a questionnaire based research study in order to better characterise and understand the disease globally. By maintaining a global registry this will help identify potential participants eligible for clinical trials in the future.

This study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of deflazacort in participants with LGMD2I. Most participants enrolled will have a screening visit and 3 additional visits (after 1, 13, and 26 weeks of treatment).

The purpose of this study is to develop a new remote-based video assessment outcome measure for Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) trials. The overall objectives for this study are: 1. Identify domains and tasks meaningful to participants with a Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) for development of the LGVA, including considerations for subtype heterogeneity and functional subgroup branching; 2. Determine the feasibility and reliability of the LGVA with test-retest of the LGVA Video Capture Manual; 3. Assess and refine the LGVA Video Capture Manual to ensure standardization and incorporate feedback from participants; 4. Collect source material videos using the LGVA Video Capture Manual to support the development of scorecards for the LGVA.

Key goals are to establish the natural history of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I (LGMD 2I) and identify feasible and sensitive tools and biomarkers to measure disease affection and progression, determine the Norwegian LGMD 2I prevalence, carrier frequency and genotypes, and to assess health-related quality of life in the Norwegian LGMD 2I population. Main aims are to facilitate future clinical trials and contribute to good clinical practice with suitable methodology and to complete health and social care in order to optimize the function and quality of daily living of the patient group.