Home videos could help track duchenne muscular dystrophy
NCT ID NCT05712447
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study enrolled 150 people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to create a video database of their movement abilities. Caregivers recorded children doing specific tasks at home using a secure app. The goal was to help validate a new tool called the Duchenne Video Assessment, which physical therapists score to measure how easily patients move. This registry does not test any treatment, but aims to improve how doctors monitor the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could provide a validated way for families to record and track movement abilities at home, helping doctors monitor Duchenne muscular dystrophy more easily.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It does not test any therapy, so it cannot directly improve health. The tool may not prove accurate enough for widespread use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants will be recruited for this study through referrals from collaborators and advocacy groups as well as through direct marketing via social media, email, phone, or other appropriate methods. Advocacy groups will assist with the facilitation of recruitment by making recruitment materials available to the Duchenne community. Participants who provided consent to be contacted by Casimir staff for future studies and shared their contact information with Casimir staff may be contacted. Potential participants may also share their contact information directly with Casimir study staff to learn about the study. Additionally, recruitment for the study may also occur through postings with patient advocacy groups and on social media. Casimir will supply the advocacy groups with language for website postings and group emails.
- Ages
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2 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * At least 2 years of age at time of consent * Written consent (English only) by adult participant or parent/legal guardian of minor participant * Written assent (English only) if minor participant is at least 7 years of age * Documentation provided for the participant's diagnosis of DMD (i.e., genetic report, clinic note) Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if they are unable to use a hand to hold a pen, pick up pennies or drive a powerchair.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emmes
Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
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