Innovative Ultrasound Technology in Neuromuscular Disease (AQUIRe)

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Orthopedic Disorder; Myopathy; Radiculopathy; Trauma Injury; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Muscular Dystrophy; Polyneuropathy and Mononeuropathies

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02104921

2K24NS060951 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

2012P000364

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is utilizing ultrasound measurement to measure neuromuscular disease status in adult patients. The hypothesis is the by quantifying ultrasound data, it is possible that ultrasound can be utilized as a tool to determine if a disease is responding to therapy or progressing.

Enrollment: 223 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• History of a well-defined, localized or generalized neuromuscular condition producing weakness or muscle atrophy, including disuse atrophy.

Exclusion criteria

• Multiple generalized neuromuscular conditions.

Trial design

223 participants in 2 patient groups

Neuromuscular Disease Patients

Description:

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients, myopathy patients, muscular dystrophy patients, myasthenia gravis patients, radiculopathy patients, mononeuropathy patients

Healthy volunteers