View clinical trials related to Myotonic Dystrophy.
Filter by: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.
Eleven men with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) underwent a 12-week lower-limb strength training program. The training program consisted 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 were closely supervised and took place twice a week. It is hypothesised that the training program will induce muscular hypertrophy despite the genetic defect. The training program should also have positive effects on function. The participants were evaluated at baseline, week 6, week 12, month 6 and month 9 to see the effects of the training program and if these effects are 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.
Participants in this study will receive two treatments, placebo and ERX-963, on different days in a randomized fashion. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and tolerability of ERX-963 in participants diagnosed with Myotonic Dystrophy, Type 1 (DM1). The secondary purpose is to evaluate the potential of ERX-963 treatment to reduce excessive daytime sleepiness / hypersomnia and improve cognitive function in DM1 participants compared to placebo treatment.
This is a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2/3 study of patients (aged 6 to 16 years) diagnosed with Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy (Congenital DM1).
A monocentric, longitudinal, observational case-control study in patients with Myotonic Dystrophy type 2 (DM2). At least 60 DM2 will be evaluated through a battery of patients reported Outcomes (PROs) and clinical Outcome Measures (OMs), in order to define suitable OMs for DM2 and propose a disease specific severity scale. Patients will be re-evaluated after 6 months. An age and gender-matched control cohort will be assessed.
This project aims to characterize DM1 patients, by collecting clinical, neuropsychological, neuroimaging, and molecular rehabilitative data, in order to elucidate the etiology of cognitive troubles, with special attention to the impact of those dysfunctions on quality of life.
The risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in DM1 and in other inherited myopathies, which can lead to chronic immobilization, are unknown. The purpose of this study is to evaluate incidence of VTE in cohort of patients presenting with DM1 with a comparison to a group of other inheritable myopathies and to a community-based population.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Tideglusib is safe and efficacious in the treatment of adolescents and adults with congenital and juvenile-onset Myotonic Dystrophy. The pharmacokinetics of tideglusib and its primary metabolite will also be investigated.
PhenoDM1 will use patient reported outcomes to assess levels of pain, fatigue and quality of life in this cohort. Clinical and functional outcomes will look at muscle wasting and levels of myotonia. DNA, RNA, serum and CSF samples will be taken from all patients so that additional genetic and molecular biomarker analysis can be carried out. A subset of patients will undergo detailed sleep studies along with skeletal muscle MRI of the lower limbs. This study will complement the work of other groups currently looking at myotonic dystrophy type 1 using the same outcomes and measures where possible.