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New study tracks how DM1 affects chinese patients over time
NCT ID NCT06101940
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 1000 Chinese patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) to understand how the disease affects multiple body systems and leads to disability. Researchers will collect health data and blood samples every 3 to 6 months for several years. The goal is to identify risk factors for serious outcomes like breathing problems or heart issues, and to build tools that help doctors manage the disease better.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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
The patients will be diagnosed and invited to join this trial in each participating neuromuscular diagnostic centers.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Genetically confirmed DM1 (CTG repeat expansion in the 3' untranslated region of the DMPK gene). 2. Any sex. 3. Able to attend regular follow-up and willing to provide and store residual blood, urine, and other biospecimens for research. 4. Voluntary participation with signed informed consent (signed by legal guardian for minors). 5. Consent to use of routine clinical, examination, and follow-up data for research. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable to comply with study procedures. 2. Unable to provide informed consent, or guardian declines participation. 3. Pregnancy (for MRI safety). 4. Severe, unstable medical condition that precludes assessments.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
22 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chifeng Municipal Hospital
Chifeng, Neimenggu, China
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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Huashan Hospital
Shanghai, 200040, China
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong, China
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Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Southern Hospital of Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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The First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, China
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The First People's Hospital of Yancheng
Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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The General Hospital of Western Theater Command
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Wuhan University People's Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Xi'an Gaoxin Hospital
Xi’an, Shanxi, China
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Xi'an People's Hospital
Xi’an, Shanxi, China
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Yunnan Provincial People's Hospital
Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Zhongda Hospital Southeast University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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