Lower Limb Flexibility in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Effects on Functional Performance

NCT ID: NCT03534349

Last Updated: 2018-05-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2017-12-31

Brief Summary

The investigator investigated the effect of lower limb flexibility on functional performance of children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Detailed Description

Thirty children whose functional levels were in 1 or 2 according to the Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification Scale were included in the study. Flexibilities of hamstrings, hip flexors, tensor fascia latae, and gastrocnemius muscles were evaluated in dominant lower limb. Popliteal angle test, hip flexor flexibility test, tensor fascia latae flexibility test and gastrocnemius flexibility test were used for flexibility asssessments. Functional performance was assessed with 6 Minute Walk Test (6 MWT) and Timed Performance Tests. The correlation between the flexibility of lower limb muscles' and performance tests were examined.

Conditions

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Performance; Flexibility

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Having a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy diagnosis,
• Being in the ambulatory period and climbing four steps independently,
• To be able to cooperate the physiotherapist's directions,
• Not having any severe contracture in the lower limbs which may prevent assessments,
• Not having any injury or surgery involving the lower limbs during the last 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Children who did not provide these criteria and did not will to participate the study were excluded.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 5 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Hacettepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Lütfiye AKKURT

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Öznur Tunca Yılmaz, Prof.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hacettepe University

İpek Alemdaroğlu Gürbüz, Assoc. Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hacettepe University

Ayşe Karaduman, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hacettepe University

Locations

Hacettepe University

Ankara, Sıhhiye, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

GO 16/740

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id