The primary cause of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a common adult-onset dystrophy, was recently discovered identifying targets for therapy. As multiple drug companies pursue treatments for FSHD, there is an urgent need to define the clinical trial strategies which will hasten drug development, including creating disease-relevant outcome measures and optimizing inclusion criteria. This proposal will develop two new outcome measures (FSHD-COM and EIM) and optimize eligibility criteria by testing 320 patients across 14 international sites over a period of 24 months.
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FSHD composite (FSHD-COM)
Timeframe: 24 Months
Electrical Impedance Myography (EIM)
Timeframe: 24 Months