Developing a measurement protocol for upper extremity function in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Completed
- Conditions
- Duchenne muscular Dystrophy (DMD)muscular dystrophy10028302
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34431
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 7
Inclusion Criteria
DNA established diagnosis of DMD
Boys who are at the end of their ambulation or are recently wheelchair confined
Boys that are able to sit for 20 minutes without arm and with back support
Boys who have Brooke scale one or two (able to raise hands above the head)
Exclusion Criteria
Other disabling diseases influencing upper extremity mobility
Boys <= ten years old
Surgical scoliosis correction
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcome measures of this study are the kinematics of the elbow and<br /><br>shoulder, the active range of motion (ROM) of the elbow and shoulder and the<br /><br>normalized EMG signal. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secundary outcome measures are kinematics of the head and the thorso.</p><br>