New study aims to improve monitoring of rare childhood muscle disease
NCT ID NCT05224778
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for children up to 4 years old with congenital myotonic dystrophy type 1 (CDM). Researchers want to find better ways to measure how the disease affects motor skills and language, and to identify biological markers. The goal is to improve future clinical trials and care for children with CDM.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
30 children with CDM
- Ages
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Up to 59 months
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age neonate to 3 years 11 months at enrollment. * A diagnosis of CDM, which is defined as children having symptoms of myotonic dystrophy in the newborn period (\<30 days), such as hypotonia, feeding or respiratory difficulty, requiring hospitalization to a ward or to the neonatal intensive care unit for more than 72 hours; and a genetic test confirming an expanded trinucleotide (CTG) repeat in the DMPK gene in the child or mother. An expanded CTG repeat size in the child is considered greater than 200 repeats or E1-E4 classification (E1= 200-500, E2=500-1,000, E3=1,000-1,500, E4\>1,500). * Guardian is willing and able to sign consent and follow study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Any other non-DM1 illness that would interfere with the ability or results of the study in the opinion of the site investigator * Significant trauma within one month * Internal metal or devices (exclusion for DEXA component) * History of bleeding disorder or platelet count \<50,000 * History of reaction to local anesthetic
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro Clinico NeMO
RECRUITINGMilan, 20162, Italy
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University of California, Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGFairway, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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