New tools aim to speed up FSHD drug trials

NCT ID NCT03458832

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study involves 324 adults with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) across 14 international sites. Researchers are testing two new measurement tools—a functional test called FSHD-COM and a muscle-impedance device—to better track disease progression. The goal is to improve how future drug trials are designed, making them faster and more effective.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy muscular dystrophy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centro Clinico NeMO

    Milan, 20162, Italy

  • Chu De Nice

    Nice, 06001, France

  • Institut de Myologie

    Paris, 75013, France

  • Kennedy Krieger Institute

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    München, 80336, Germany

  • Radboud Unviersity

    Nijmegen, 6525 XZ, Netherlands

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • University of California Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • University of College London - Queens Square

    London, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

  • University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States