This is a natural history study to improve the types of assessments and biological samples that will be used in clinical drug trials in both congenital myotonic dystrophy and childhood myotonic dystrophy.
Age range
3 Years – 17 Years
Sex
ALL
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The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
Change in ambulation over 24 months as measured by the 10-Meter Walk/Run Test (10M WRT)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
Change in mobility (100-meter timed test)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
Change in Time to Stand (SUPINE TO STAND test)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
Change in Gross Motor Function (GMFM-88)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
Change in Handheld Dynamometry and Grip HAND-HELD DYNAMOMETRY (HHD)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
9-HOLE PEGBOARD TEST (9HPT)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
VIDEO HAND OPENING TIME (vHOT)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
IOWA PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENT (IOPI)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALS, 5th edition (CELF-5)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
TIMED WATER SWALLOW TEST (TWST)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
DOMAIN DELTA QUESTIONNAIRE
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
INTELLIGIBILITY IN CONTEXT SCALE (ICS)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE (PEDS QL) - GENERIC CORE SCALES
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
PEDIATRIC DAYTIME SLEEPINESS SCALE (PDSS)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
BEHAVIOR RATING INVENTORY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTION -2 (BRIEF2)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALES THIRD EDITION (VINELAND-3)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN (WISC-V)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
AUTISM SPECTRUM SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE (ASSQ)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits
REPETITIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE - REVISED (RBS-R)
Timeframe: Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24 visits