Scientists probe why muscles struggle for oxygen in rare diseases

NCT ID NCT02789059

Summary

This study aimed to understand how muscles use oxygen during exercise in people with different neuromuscular diseases, compared to healthy people. Seventeen participants performed a leg exercise while researchers measured oxygen levels in their muscles using a special light-based device. The goal was to learn if problems with oxygen delivery or use inside muscle cells explain the weakness seen in these conditions.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHRU de Lille, Hôpital Swyngedhauw

    Lille, France

  • Hôpital Amiens Nord, Service de Neurologie

    Amiens, France

  • Hôpital Sébastopol, CHU de Reims

    Reims, France

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