Active clinical trials for "Myotonic Dystrophy"

For some diseases, regular respiratory muscle training could delay the start of ventilation. For DM1, however, there are no clinically high-quality studies. Only a case description from the year 2006 showed a missing improvement of the symptoms after respiratory muscle training in one patient, accordingly there are no recommendations in this issue. Within the scope of this monocentric, three-arm, controlled intervention study, 45 patients with genetically confirmed type 1 myotonic dystrophy will be randomized in three groups of 15 patients each, age-, gender- and symptom-corrected by the MUSCULAR IMPAIRMENT RATING SCALE (MIRS). The DM1 patients will receive regular respiratory muscle training for a period of 9 months. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of regular inspiratory strength-breathing muscle training on 15 patients, the safety and effectiveness of regular inspiratory endurance respiratory muscle training on 15 patients, and the comparison to the natural course in 15 patients without training. Subsequently, we will provide treatment recommendations for respiratory training in DM1.

20 women with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) will complete a 12-week lower-limb strength training program. The training program consist of 3 series of 6 to 8 maximal repetitions of 5 different exercises: Leg extension, leg press, hip abduction, squat and plantar flexion. Training sessions will be closely supervise and take place twice a week. It is hypothesize that the training program will induce muscular hypertrophy despite the genetic defect. The training program should also have positive effects on function. The participants will be evaluated at baseline, week 6, week 12, month 6 and month 9 to quantify the effects of the training program and if these effects will be maintained over time.

A strength and endurance training program was conducted in adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Participants underwent a 12-week/18-session supervised training program consisted of 6 exercises: elbow flexion/extension, shoulder horizontal adduction, leg press, and knee flexion/extension. To offer a complete training program aimed at improving function it was divided: the first 6 weeks were dedicated to strength-training, whereas the following weeks focused on endurance-training. To evaluate the effects of the training program, participants completed maximal strength, endurance and functional evaluations. Volunteers could also add a muscle biopsy at the beginning and the end of the program to evaluate physiological parameters.

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a genetic disease that primarily targets skeletal muscle resulting in severe weakness and muscle loss. As a result, individuals suffering from DM1 become very inactive and lose mobility resulting in a lower quality of life. This study will investigate the effect of a 12-week moderate intensity exercise protocol on skeletal muscle function and cellular benefits in DM1 patients.

To investigate the effects of rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3 treatment for 24 weeks on endurance, ambulation, cognitive functioning, insulin resistance, lipid levels, muscle function and strength, pain, gastrointestinal functioning, and quality of life endpoints in DM1 patients

The European Home Mechanical Ventilation Registry (EHMVR) will enable a thorough evaluation of HMV by documenting the characteristics of HMV patients and their treatment. This will facilitate a prospective, observational study to identify the primary indications for HMV, describe patterns of HMV use in European countries, and characterize changes in the initiation and utilization of HMV over time. The registry will target all adult individuals who have an indication for HMV. In the EHMVR, patient data from routine clinical care will be documented using an electronic case report form (eCRF). The eCRF will record: patient demographic data; diagnostic information (including primary diagnosis, 6-minute walk time, the presence of depression, and quality of life); blood gases; ventilation treatment (including type of ventilator, modes and settings, interfaces used); follow-up data (including failure rates, side effects, technical issues). An initial Pilot Phase will be launched with the aim to enrol at least 200 patients over a 6-month period to determine the feasibility of the registry. Steering committee members and their institutions will be the main participants in the Pilot Phase. After completion of the Pilot Phase, the registry will be expanded across Europe with the goal of enrolling approximately 10,000 patients over 5 years.

It has been suggested that patients with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 have primary altered ventilatory response to chemical stimuli and chronic hypoventilation is related not always to muscle weakness. Also, it is known that Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation can improve ventilatory response to chemical stimuli, especially to hypercapnia. This study evaluates the effect of Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation on ventilatory response in patients with Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy, the ventilatory response to chemical stimuli will be measured before and after mechanical ventilation in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1.

This is a multicenter randomized controlled open labeled study testing efficacy and tolerance of early launching of night non invasive ventilation in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1(DM1). The object of this project is to estimate the effects of the early introduction of non invasive ventilation on the arisen of complication (non expected hospitalization, tracheostomy even death) with regard to a simple respiratory follow-up in patients affected by myotonic dystrophy.

Background: Myotonic dystrophy is a long-term genetic disorder that affects muscle function. Symptoms include gradually worsening muscle loss and weakness. Muscles often contract and cannot relax. Researchers want to find out how various tests for DM1 or DM2 change over 2 years, to help them develop better tests for people with these diseases. Data and samples from this study will be shared with the Myotonic Dystrophy Clinical Research Network (DMCRN) investigators participating in the ongoing Establishing Biomarkers and Clinical Endpoints in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (ENDDM1) study Objective: To find better ways to assess how myotonic dystrophy type 1 or type 2 affects people. Eligibility: People ages 11 70 with DM1 or DM2 Design: Participants will have 3 study visits over 2 years. Participants may be admitted to the clinic. Each visit may last up to a week and will include: Medical history and physical exam Blood, heart, and pregnancy tests Questions about their disease Breathing and muscle tests, including tests of movement, grip, and hand opening Speech and swallowing exam Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Participants will lie on a table that slides into a cylinder. A magnetic field and radio waves will take pictures of the body. They may do a task during the scan. They may have a dye injected. Pictures of chemicals in the brain or muscle taken in an MRI scanner Thinking and memory tests Sleep studies. Electrodes placed on the scalp will record the electrical activity of the brain. Other devices on the body will measure heartbeat, breathing, movement, and oxygen. Tests of electrical activity of muscles. Participants move their arms and legs with disks stuck on their skin. Visits may also include: Exam by a physician expert in stomach and bowel disorders A piece of muscle and/or spinal fluid removed by needle Sponsoring Institute: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ...

Steinert's disease is an orphan disease. The prognosis of patients with this disease is conditioned by cardiac involvement. Search an early stage alterations in contractile function in subjects suffering from dystrophy would detect patients at risk of sudden death. The first stage of work is to validate the tools to detect early stage of infringement systolic function in a population of patients with myotonic dystrophy.