Ultrasound in Muscle Biopsy

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Conditions studied: Myopathy, Myositis, Muscular Dystrophy

In brief

The objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the clinical utility of muscle ultrasonography for improving the diagnostic yield and safety of core muscle biopsy. Our facility currently uses core (needle) biopsy to obtain muscle samples in patients 18 years old or older. Currently, there is no imaging tool used to guide the actual biopsy. As muscle biopsy is an invasive and potentially painful procedure, improving the diagnostic yield of this test is important.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01790178

Run by

Duke University

People needed

40

Starts

2013-02-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Consecutive subjects scheduled for a biopsy at our EMG laboratory will be asked if they would like to participate until a total of 40 participants are obtained.

You may not qualify if…

• Age under 18 years.
• Inability to provide consent for participation.

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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