Video games and shake therapy: a new way to build muscle in DMD kids?
NCT ID NCT07338812
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether virtual reality exercises and whole-body vibration can improve muscle strength and balance in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Fifty children aged 6 to 10 years who could still walk took part. The goal was to see if these fun, non-drug therapies could help maintain or improve their physical abilities.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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6 to 10 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * children diagnosed with DMD * aged between 6 and 10 years * having lower extremities and trunk muscle strength of grade 3+ * were able to move their upper and lower limbs normally and being able to walk unhindered at levels I and II of the Ambulation function classification system for DMD (AFCSD) Exclusion Criteria: * cardiopulmonary dysfunction or skeletal abnormalities that are either congenital or acquired * had previously experienced lower limb surgical procedure * had neurological conditions that affected their balance and gait or had poor motor development * exhibited behavioural disorders preventing them from cooperating during the trial * being overweight (body mass index (BMI) \>25 kg/ m2) because a lot of fat makes it hard for the ultrasound to measure thickness
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo university
Cairo, 11432, Egypt
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Cairo university
Giza, 11432, Egypt
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