Study the dose and effectiveness of dietary sugar supplementation in congenital muscular dystrophy
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- DystroglycanopathyCongenital Muscular Dystrophy10028302
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON43130
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- Confirmed Congenital muscular dystrophy with mutations in ISPD, FKRP, or FKTN
- Dystroglycan dysfunction in muscle
- Normoglycemic before start of supplementation
- Isolated muscle dystrophy, no central nervous system symptoms
- Age >18 years
Exclusion Criteria
Persons with contra-indications for a muscle biopsy or who are unwilling to undergo a biopsy, are excluded for that one procedure, but can still be included in the study. Patients with a known condition of severe hypoglycaemia in the fed-state will not be included in this study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary study parameters include effectiveness of sugar supplementation on<br /><br>improved muscle function as investigated by standardized questionnaires and<br /><br>muscle function tests and a muscle biopsy.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary study parameter includes if sugar supplementation is well tolerated<br /><br>in this patient group.</p><br>