Major study aims to better measure muscular dystrophy progression
NCT ID NCT05989620
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This 24-month observational study will follow up to 1000 people with certain types of muscular dystrophy (LGMD, DM2, and late-onset Pompe disease) aged 6-50. Researchers want to see if specific physical tests, like the North Star Assessment and a 100-meter walk, are good ways to track the disease over time. The goal is to improve how we measure the condition in future studies, not to test a new treatment.
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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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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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 study seeks to enroll ambulatory individuals aged 6-50 years at enrollment who are clinically affected by LGMD, DM2, or LOPD.
- Ages
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6 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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. Age between 6-50 years at enrollment 2. Clinically affected (defined as weakness on bedside evaluation in a pattern consistent with proximal weakness) 3. Genetic confirmation of a LGMD, DM2, or LOPD 4. FVC above 30% of predicted Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any other illness that would interfere with the ability to undergo safe testing or would interfere with interpretation of the results in the opinion of the site investigator 2. Participation in a clinical trial receiving an investigational product
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth University
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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