Active clinical trials for "Muscular Dystrophies"

The progressive muscle weakness and contractures of the patients adversely affect their gait and balance. It is known that the disorder of the patients' balance and gait affects their functional capacity. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of bicycle ergometer training on gait and balance in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Twenty-four children with DMD included in the study will be divided into two groups as home program and home program+bicycle ergometer training with block randomization method. Home program including stretching, respiratory, range of motion, posture and mild resistance exercise with body weight will be asked to apply 3-5 days a week for 12 weeks, aerobic training will be performed 3 days a week for 12 weeks at 60% of their maximum hearth rate with 40 minutes total duration consisting of 5 min warm up and 5 min cool down period. Gait and balance were evaluated with GAITrite and Bertec Balance Check Screener, successively. Assessments will be applied at pre-training and after 12 weeks of training.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a X-linked recessive disorder due to a mutation of the dystrophin gene (Xp21). Dystrophin is a sarcolemmal protein of skeletal and cardiac muscle, and its absence causes progressive muscle degeneration and substitution with fat and connective tissue. The progressive muscle degeneration leads to loss of autonomous walking before the age of 15 years and death for cardiac and/or respiratory failure. There are no specific treatment for DMD, and the standard of care is now based on long-term corticosteroid (CS) use. The studies on bone mass in DMD are very few, but they agree in reporting the presence of a reduced bone mass and an increased rate of fractures probably due to long-term steroid therapy and disuse-osteopenia. The aim of this study, involving 20 ambulant DMD boys (age 7-10 years) has been the evaluation of the effects of low-level mechanical vibrations on bone in a group of ambulant DMD children for 1 year, with RDA-adjusted dietary calcium intake and 25OH vitamin D supplementation.

This is a first-in-human, multiple-dose 2-part study to assess the safety, tolerability, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of SRP-4053 in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients with deletions amenable to exon 53 skipping.

The primary objective of Parts 1 and 2 of the study were to establish the histologic effects of givinostat administered chronically at the selected daily dose. The secondary objectives of Parts 1 and 2 of the study were as follows: To establish the effects of givinostat administered chronically at the selected daily dose on functional parameters, such as the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA), and performance of upper limb (PUL) To establish the safety and tolerability of givinostat administered chronically at the selected daily dose in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) To explore the effects of givinostat administered chronically at the selected daily dose on parameters such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biomarkers To explore the acceptability/palatability of the oral suspension To explore whether the effects of givinostat on disease progression may be related to the type of DMD mutation. The primary objective of the Extension of the study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of long-term administration of givinostat administered chronically at the selected daily dose in children with DMD. The secondary objectives of the Extensions were: To establish the effects of givinostat administered chronically at the selected daily dose on muscular functional parameters, such as the 6MWT, NSAA, and PUL (Extensions 1, 2, and 3) To explore the effects of givinostat administered chronically at the selected daily dose on parameters such as MRI (Extension 1) To collect information related to 2 biomarkers, latent Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) binding protein 4 (LTBP4) and osteopontin genotype (at the beginning of Extension 2 only) To collect information related to time to wheelchair and how much time the children spend in wheelchair (Extension 3 - only for the children who were not able to complete the 6MWT)

The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetic of TAS-205 in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

This is an open-label study to assess the safety, tolerability, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of eteplirsen in patients with early stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who are amenable to exon 51 skipping.

This is an open-label, dose escalation gene transfer therapy study evaluating the safety of SRP-9004 (patidistrogene bexoparvovec) via isolated limb infusion (ILI) administration in approximately 6 participants with LGMD2D.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is complicated by weak breathing muscles and lung infections. "Lung volume recruitment" is a technique performed using a face mask or mouthpiece and a hand-held resuscitation bag to stack breaths, inflate the lungs and help clear the airways of secretions by increasing the forcefulness of a cough. We believe this will slow down the steady loss of lung function, prevent lung infection, and improve quality of life. Our aim is to compare the outcome of a group of individuals with DMD treated with standard care to another group that also receives lung volume recruitment. If effective, this study will change clinical practice by including twice-daily treatment as part of the standard of care for individuals with DMD, in order to improve their lung health and quality of life.

The Purpose of this study is to assess the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Intravenous Cabaletta® in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) Patients.

The purpose of the study is to compare the effects of L-citrulline and metformin and their combination therapy on muscle function and force in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD).