NCT04018820

Effects of a 12-week Strength Training Program in Men With Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: Élise Duchesne · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 30 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Eleven men with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) underwent a 12-week lower-limb strength training program. The training program consisted of 3 series of 6 to 8 maximal repetitions of 5 different exercises: Leg extension, leg press, hip abduction, squat and plantar flexion. Training sessions were closely supervised and took place twice a week. It is hypothesised that the training program will induce muscular hypertrophy despite the genetic defect. The training program should also have positive effects on function. The participants were evaluated at baseline, week 6, week 12, month 6 and month 9 to see the effects of the training program and if these effects are maintained over time.

Conditions

• Myotonic Dystrophy 1

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Training program	12-week strength training program of the lower limbs consisting of 5 different exercises: Leg extension, leg press, hip abduction, squat and plantar flexion. All exercises were performed between 6 and 8 maximal repetitions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-07-01
• Primary completion: 2018-06-22
• Completion: 2018-06-22
• First posted: 2019-07-15
• Last updated: 2021-12-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada