NCT05081791

Exercise Therapy for Patients with Muscle Dystrophies

Effects of Exercise Therapy on Functional Capacity, Muscle Strength and Patient-reported Outcomes in Patients with Muscle Dystrophies

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitat Pompeu Fabra · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Muscular Dystrophies (MD) are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterised by muscle wasting that lead to progressive loss of function. Although exercise training has been traditionally neglected to these patients due to concerns regarding muscle damage, research has shown that exercise therapy is safe and tolerable in this population and can lead to potential gains in endurance and muscle strength, as well as other patient-reported outcomes such as health-related quality of life.Therefore, in this study, the investigators aim to examine the feasibility, tolerability and safety as well as the effects of a 12-week, exercise-training program in patients with MD on functional capacity, muscle strength, and health-related quality of life.

Conditions

• Muscular Dystrophies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise Training	12-week exercise training program including a combination of endurance and resistance training for 45 minutes, twice a week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-12
• Primary completion: 2024-11-04
• Completion: 2024-11-04
• First posted: 2021-10-18
• Last updated: 2024-12-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain