Study reveals financial toll of duchenne MD on french families
NCT ID NCT06861270
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the extra costs that families of people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in France have to pay out of their own pockets. It included 28 patients of any age who had been diagnosed for at least six months. The researchers measured things like uninsured medical treatments, home modifications, and lost income from caregiving, to get a full picture of the financial burden on families.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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
This study will focus on patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, whatever their age, and included in the BNDMR. This database brings together data on all patients treated in the rare disease expert centres approved by the DGOS, and shows a gross total of 2,028 patients with DMD on 1st March 2022.
- Ages
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1 year to 99 years
- 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.
The patients identified are those present in the BNDMR and with an up-to-date address for their follow-up centre. Inclusion criteria * Patients of any age with DMD diagnosed more than 6 months ago; * Patient included in the BNDMR, not objecting to the collection of his or her data (see BNDMR 'Agreement to be contacted for a protocol') and alive at the time of his or her request to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient taking part in an interventional clinical study with changes to usual management (see BNDMR 'Patient taking part in a protocol'); * Patient and/or main carer objecting to the use of their data; * Patient and/or main carer whose understanding of the French language does not allow them to complete the questionnaire.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP Hôtel Dieu
Paris, 75004, France
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