Problemas de nutrição em meninos que tem a fraqueza muscular conhecida como distrofia muscular de duchenne.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Muscular dystrophyduchenne muscular dystrophy.G71.0C05.651.534.500.300
- Registration Number
- RBR-7cfdxm
- Lead Sponsor
- Departamento de Nutrição
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Children and adolescents up to 19 years and 8 months at the beginning of the research; confirmed diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Exclusion Criteria
Boys who show signs of acute infection on the day of the evaluations; or who, during the study, are hospitalized; undergo surgery; or do not wish to continue participating in it.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increase the z-score in the classification of bone density analyzed by bone densitometry. ;Increase the gene expression of the RANK / RANKL / OPG in the individuals studied. ;Plasma levels of inflammatory markers influenced by zinc and glutamine are expected to decrease. As well as, that glutamine assists in the maintenance of lean mass in these individuals, determined through the analysis of body composition.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes are not expected.