DMD&BMD Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy Dystrophinopathy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Progressive muscle weakness - Confirmed diagnosis of dystrophinopathy: defined mutation in the dystrophin gene and / or either reduced or lack of dystrophin levels in a muscle biopsy - Age > 4 years - Dutch as mother tongue
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - No informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Percentage in which the international guideline of 2010 is followed; the diagnosis, hereditary advice, the frequency of medical examinations and rehabilitation treatments - Inventory of the suggestions made by patients themselves, their parents and/or their caregivers to improve care - After implementation of the updated guideline: The percentages in which this guideline is followed with regard to, among other things, the diagnosis, hereditary advice, the frequency of performing medical examinations and rehabilitation treatments - The prevalence (%) of learning problems (automating reading and arithmetic, working memory and executive thinking functions) in a prospective longitudinal design - The prevalence (%) of behavioral problems (ADHD - OCD - ASS) in a prospective longitudinal design - The prevalence (%) of the degree of dysfunctional psychosocial adaptation in a prospective longitudinal design - Relationship between learning problems, longitudinally assessed (automating reading and arithmetic, working memory and executive thinking functions), the genotype (Dp140 expression) and type of muscular dystrophy (Duchenne or Becker). Covariation will be checked as well: personality (PLOT questionnaire). - Relationship between longitudinally measured behavioral problems (ADHD, OCD, ASD), degree of psychosocial adjustment, the genotype (Dp140 expression) and type of muscular dystrophy (Duchenne or Becker). Covariation will be checked as well: personality (PLOT outcome). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed