Functional Abilities in Rett Syndrome

Rett Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Functional Abilities in Rett Syndrome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00630422
• Other study ID #: monteiro
• Secondary ID: monteiro1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 17, 2008
• Last updated: March 6, 2008
• Start date: February 2006
• Est. completion date: December 2006

Study information

• Verified date: January 2008
• Source: Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and determinate the functional abilities in Rett syndrome conforming to the established Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI).

Description:

Rett syndrome (RS) is a progressive neurological disturbance of genetic cause that affects females almost exclusively. It is caused by mutations, usually sporadic, of the MECP2 gene located in the X chromosome. In consequence to the serious cognitive and motor compromise, the RS patients have great difficulty in accomplishing day-to-day tasks. The objective of this work is to evaluate the functional abilities in RS to help therapists in theirs treatments programs.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 64
• Est. completion date: December 2006
• Est. primary completion date: September 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with Rett syndrome that matched the criteria for the classic form of the disease

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any other disease;

• Rett syndrome associated with other disease

• Rett syndrome that not that matched the criteria for the classic form of the disease

Study Design

Observational Model: Ecologic or Community, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Rett Syndrome
• Syndrome

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas	São Paulo

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas	University of Sao Paulo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

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