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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR2165
Date of registration: 07/01/2010
Primary sponsor: VU University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Public title: Energy cost of walking in boys with Duchenne.
Scientific title: Energy cost of walking in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; a reproducibility and sensitivity study. -
Date of first enrolment: 1/3/2010
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: recruiting
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=2165
Study type:  observational
Study design:  Randomised: No; Masking: None; Control: Not applicable; Group: Parallel; Type: Single arm  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: M.A.  Brehm
Address:  de Boelelaan 1117 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 4443062
Email: M.Brehm@vumc.nl; m.a.brehm@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: M.A.  Brehm
Address:  de Boelelaan 1117 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 4443062
Email: M.Brehm@vumc.nl; m.a.brehm@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged at least 6 years, and not older than 14;

2. Children diagnosed with duchenne muscular dystrophy;

3. Children capable of walking independently for more than 150m without any supportive devices, and who are likely to be able to continue walking for more than 150m for at least one year.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children who underwent surgery (<6 months ago);

2. Children who are unable to follow simple instructions;

3. Children who have behavioural problems that compromise participation in the study.


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Duchenne muscular dystrophy, preservation of functioning, Energy cost (EC) of walking, Reproducibility

Intervention(s)
N/A
Primary Outcome(s)
1. From the ECWT: speed (m/min), non-dimensional speed (N_speed), net energy cost (EC) (J/kg/m), and net N_EC;

2. From the 6MWT: speed (m/min), N_speed, and the 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) (m).
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. From the Life-Habits: participation in daily activities and social roles;

2. From the Borg scale: the Rating a patient?s Perceived Exertion (RPE score);

3. From the intake and physical examination: age (yrs), height (cm), weight (kg), and leg length (cm);

4. From the Brooke scale: functional capacities.

Secondary ID(s)
WC2009-098 / 09/322
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Prosensa Therapeutics B.V.
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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