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Strength Training

Training program for Myotonic Dystrophy

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Led By Elise Duchesne, Ph.D
Research Sponsored by Élise Duchesne
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at baseline, week 6, week 12, month 6 and month 9
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Study Summary

This trial will test the effects of a 12-week strength training program on women with DM1. The participants will be evaluated at different times to see if the program induces muscle growth and has positive effects on function.

Eligible Conditions
  • Myotonic Dystrophy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at baseline, week 6, week 12, month 6 and month 9
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at baseline, week 6, week 12, month 6 and month 9 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes in maximal isometric muscle strength of the knee extensors
Secondary outcome measures
Change in blood : biochemical markers (CK, Protein C reactive, leukocytes, cytokines, etc.)
Change in saliva sample : exercise biomarkers (-Omics markers)
Change in score of the DM1-Activ questionnaire
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Training programExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
12-week strength training program of the lower limbs consisting of 5 different exercises: Leg extension, leg press, hip abduction, squat and plantar flexion. All exercises will be perform between 6 and 8 maximal repetitions.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

McGill UniversityOTHER
394 Previous Clinical Trials
998,369 Total Patients Enrolled
Columbia UniversityOTHER
1,432 Previous Clinical Trials
2,460,961 Total Patients Enrolled
Élise DuchesneLead Sponsor
2 Previous Clinical Trials
21 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Myotonic Dystrophy
11 Patients Enrolled for Myotonic Dystrophy

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effects of a 12-week Strength Training Program in Women With Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Élise Duchesne 2022. "Effects of a 12-week Strength Training Program in Women With Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05400629.
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