Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Children With Muscular Dystrophy

Completed

Conditions studied: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

In brief

This protocol will exploit novel state of the art cardiovascular magnetic resonance techniques to examine important changes in the heart in children with muscular dystrophy. The purpose of this study is to compare cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) with the collected cardiac outcome data obtained in protocol: PITT1109 - Cardiac Outcome Measures in Children with Muscular Dystrophy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01081080

Run by

Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group

People needed

20

Starts

2010-04-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-11

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participant enrolled in the CINRG study: PITT1109 - Cardiac Outcome Measures in Children with Muscular Dystrophy

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant woman (when uncertain, participants will undergo urine testing) or lactating women
• Decompensated congestive heart failure (unable to lie flat during CMR)
• Impaired renal excretory function (calculated Glomerular Filtration Rate less than 30mL/min)
• Contra-indications to Magnetic Resonance Imaging:
• Cardiac pacemaker or implantable defibrillator
• Cerebral aneurysm clip
• Neural stimulator
• Metallic ocular foreign body
• Harrington-rod
• Any implanted device (i.e. insulin pump, drug infusion device)
• Claustrophobia
• Metal shrapnel or bullet

Where it is running

• Children's National Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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