Relevance of nutritional status and habits in neuromuscular diseases: a longitudinal cohort study

Recruiting

• Conditions: M33; G70.0; G60.0; G71.0; G61; Dermatopolymyositis; Myasthenia gravis; Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy; Muscular dystrophy; Inflammatory polyneuropathy

• Registration Number: DRKS00033203
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsmedizin Göttingen, Klinik für Neurologie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

Confirmed diagnosis of one of the neuromuscular diseases evaluated in the study
- Ability to give informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

- Unclear neuromuscular disease or a neuromuscular disease that is not to be examined as part of this study
- Restrictions on the ability to consent to participation in the study
- pregnancy
Exclusively for bioimpedance analysis: patients with electronic implants and active prostheses, high-grade cardiac arrhythmias, pregnancies

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Examination of which patients are particularly affected by overweight, underweight and over- and undernourishment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Examination of the longitudinal course of body composition (water, muscle, fat) in the various diseases. Correlations of dietary habits on disease progression (patient questionnaires, activity markers), body composition and well-being.