Bone Health in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)

Bone Health in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy: A Cross-sectional Study

This is a cross-sectional single visit study to determine bone health in individuals with FSHD.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Bone health will be assessed using 1) a DEXA scan to measure bone mineral density and lean body mass, and 2) blood tests of biomarkers of bone resorption and formation. These procedures will be correlated to measures of muscle strength testing and timed function tests to determine fracture risk in FSHD individuals considering age, gender, muscle strength and FSHD allele size.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

94

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Sydney, Australia
        • Concord Hospital Neurology Department, Hospital Road, Concord NSW 2139
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
        • Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The population consists of individuals with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Genetic diagnosis of FSHD including chromosome 4 deletion and haplotype
  • Age > 18 years
  • Ability to provide written informed consent for participation in the study
  • Ability to participate in the DEXA scan

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unwillingness or inability to comply with the requirements of this protocol (in the opinion of the PI) including, but not limited to, the presence of any condition (physical, mental or social) that precludes the participant from comfortably and safely obtaining a DEXA scan, phlebotomy, or neurological examination

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Bone Mineral Density in FSHD
Time Frame: Single visit
To determine if bone mineral density is reduced in individuals with FSHD compared to normative data of individuals of the same age and gender without FSHD.The Bone Mineral Density Z-score indicates the number of standard deviations away from the mean. A Z-score of 0 is equal to the mean of a reference population (i.e., healthy, age and sex-matched individuals). Negative numbers indicate values lower than the reference population and positive numbers indicate values higher than the reference population
Single visit

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 6, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 6, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

April 9, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 5, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 3, 2019

Last Verified

February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB00031738

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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