Motor Outcomes to Validate Evaluations in Pediatric FSHD (MOVE Peds)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age5-17
SponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical Center

About this trial

The primary goal of this study is to validate motor and functional outcomes and refine clinical trial strategies for pediatric-onset FSHD

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 5-17 years.

Genetically confirmed FSHD (types 1 or 2).

Symptomatic weakness (facial, shoulder, core, or limb weakness)

Able to complete a 10-meter walk without the support of another person in less than 12 seconds (canes, walking sticks, and braces allowed; no walker). In order to include early onset participants up to 8 individuals will be entered with baseline 10MWR > 12 seconds or who are no longer ambulatory (≤10%)

Disqualifiers

Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent or assent. Any other medical condition which in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with study participation.

Malignancy with ongoing treatment with chemotherapeutic agents or anabolic agents

Use of immunosuppressants including prednisone or performance enhancing drugs including testosterone within 6 months

Pregnancy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

80 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Kansas Medical Center

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Collaborator

University of Rochester

Collaborator

Stanford University

Collaborator

Duke University

Collaborator

University of California, Irvine

Collaborator

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD

Collaborator

University of Utah

Collaborator

Seattle Children's Hospital

Collaborator

University of Iowa

Collaborator

Coriell Institute

Collaborator

Leiden University Medical Center

Collaborator

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Collaborator