Multicenter Observational Study of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

Completed

Conditions studied: Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine the best ways to assess how people are affected by myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). The study will assess walking speed, muscle strength, muscle size, myotonia, heart rhythm, mental efficiency, and overall health. Participants will complete questionnaires to record their ideas about how they are affected by DM1. The study will evaluate people with DM1 over 1 year to determine how the condition changes over time. The study will identify biomarkers of DM1. Biomarkers are laboratory measurements that show the effects of DM1 on a person's muscle tissue or blood. Biomarkers are needed in future studies to determine how DM1 may respond to treatments.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02308657

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

120

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2017-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed informed consent and authorization to use protected health information in accordance with national and local patient privacy regulations.
• Men and women, 18 to 70 years old, inclusive; body mass index ≤33.
• Onset of DM1 after age 10.
• Clinical diagnosis of DM1 based on research criteria or prior genetic testing with confirmation of CTG repeat length ≥70. A genetic test confirming DM1 is not required for entry. A DNA sample will be obtained from all subjects for DM1 genetic testing. If this test does not show an expanded repeat in the DM1 gene the subject will be withdrawn from the study.
• Ability to complete a 6 minute walk test (ankle-foot braces are allowed, but cane and walker are not allowed).

You may not qualify if…

• Clinically significant infections or medical illness from 30 days prior to Visit 1.
• History of, or abnormal laboratory values indicative of, significant medical, neurologic (other than DM1), or psychiatric disorders that might preclude participation in the study in the opinion of the Investigator.
• A recent history of any of the following conditions on routine blood screening: white blood cells <3000, platelets <100,000, hematocrit <30%, symptomatic liver disease with serum albumin <3 g/L, or creatinine >1.5 mg%.
• Any of the following medical conditions: uncontrolled or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, symptomatic cardiomyopathy, symptomatic coronary artery disease, cancer (other than skin cancer) within the prior 5 years, multiple sclerosis, or other serious medical illness.
• Myotonic dystrophy type 2 or other diseases that mimic the signs or symptoms of DM1. Coexistence of other neuromuscular disease.
• Thyroid dysfunction that is untreated (if on thyroid hormone replacement therapy, need to have adequate and stable replacement over the previous 6 months).
• Second or third degree heart block, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, or is receiving medication for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.
• Liver or kidney disease requiring ongoing treatment.
• Have a seizure disorder.
• Drug or alcohol abuse within 3 months of Visit 1.
• Women who are pregnant or who plan to become pregnant during the study's duration.
• Treatment with supplemental anabolic hormones (including testosterone, human recombinant growth hormone, human recombinant insulin like growth factor-1, other anabolic drug mixtures) during the previous 12 months.
• History of bleeding tendency or ongoing oral anticoagulation.
• Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics or components thereof to be used in the biopsy procedure.
• Participation in any investigational treatment study within 6 months prior to Visit 1.
• Inability or unwillingness to undergo any of the study-specific procedures or assessments, including needle muscle biopsies.
• Medical or other unspecified reasons that in the opinion of the Investigator makes the patient unsuitable for enrollment.
• Treatment with any of the following anti-myotonia medications within 8 weeks prior to Visit 1: phenytoin, carbamazepine, procainamide, disopyramide, nifedipine, acetazolamide, clomipramine, imipramine, mexiletine
• Treatment with corticosteroids within 8 weeks prior to Visit 1.

Where it is running

• Stanford University — Stanford, California, United States
• University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States
• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States
• NIH — Bethesda, Maryland, United States
• University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, United States
• Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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