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The background of the reduced cerebral blood flow in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Completed
Conditions
duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne's Disease
10028302
Registration Number
NL-OMON50456
Lead Sponsor
eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
27
Inclusion Criteria

* Age over 10 years (DMD) or 12 years (healthy)
* Male
* Ambulant
For patients only:
- a mutation in the DMD gene that affects both Dp427 and Dp140

Exclusion Criteria

* No informed consent
* Medical history of CV disease, diabetes mellitus, neurological disease (other
than DMD)
* History of recurrent syncope
* Joint contractures preventing the use of the HUT
* Contraindication to MRI exposure (*vragenlijst MRI onderzoek*)
* Inability to lie supine for at least 45 minutes

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary end-points of this study are differences in systemic blood<br /><br>pressure, global cerebral blood flow velocity and local cerebral perfusion<br /><br>between healthy controls and patients with DMD.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- Systolic / diastolic blood pressure<br /><br>- Heart rate<br /><br>- Total peripheral resistance<br /><br>- End-tidal CO¬2 content (PetCO¬2)<br /><br>- Blood volume shift<br /><br>- Sustained attention to response task score and regional brain blood flow<br /><br>response<br /><br>- General intellectual function based on PPVT<br /><br>- Response time and pressing endurance measured with FePsy<br /><br>- Cardiac function: stroke volume and shortening fraction of left ventricle</p><br>
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