Constipation and Gut Transit in DMD Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Constipation, DMD

In brief

In this research study the investigators want to screen Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) patients for signs and symptoms of constipation in patients over 18. The investigators hypothesized: * DMD patients have a high prevalence of constipation than in the general population. * Prevalence of constipation will increase with age and with worsening functional status.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01890616

Run by

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

People needed

8

Starts

2013-05-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients with a diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (based on clinical presentation and verified by compatible muscle biopsy or known dystrophin gene mutation).
• Age greater than or equal to 18 years old

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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