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Study the dose and effectiveness of dietary sugar supplementation in congenital muscular dystrophy

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Dystroglycanopathy
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
10028302
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
NameTimeMethod
<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
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secondary study parameter includes if sugar supplementation is well tolerated<br /><br>in this patient group.</p><br>
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