neuromuscular diseases
Conditions
Interventions
intra-rater reliability study:Assessed using the MFM another physiotherapist
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Sponsors
Shenzhen Children's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All the eligible children and adults who visit the rehabilitation department of any of the participating hospitals, with any degree of severity, aged from 5 to 60 years will be recruited consecutively in outpatient or inpatient units between October 2017 and March 2018. Patients have to belong to one of eight pathology groups: (1) Duchenne muscular dystrophy; (2) Beckers muscular dystrophy (BMD); (3) facio-scapulo-humeral dystrophy (FSHD); (4) limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD); (5) myotonic dystrophy (MD); (6) spinal muscular atrophy; (7) congenital myopathy (CM) and congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) and (8) hereditary neuropathy (HN). The diagnosis has to be confirmed by a genetic analysis or a muscle biopsy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with recent surgery or understanding problems will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motor Function; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Function grade;severity of disability; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCao Jianguo
Shenzhen Children's Hospital
Outcome results
None listed