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Non-invasive Imaging of Muscle Structure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography

NCT03490214 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2019-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This pilot study aims to assess subcellular muscle structure in patients with Duchenne X-linked progressive Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in comparison to healthy volunteers using multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT). During MSOT, a transducer is placed on the skin similar to a conventional sonography and instead of sound, energy is supplied to the tissue by means of light flashes. This leads to a constant change of minimal expansions and contractions (thermoelastic expansion) of individual tissue constituents or molecules. The resulting sound waves can then be detected by the same examination unit.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography

Non-invasive transcutaneous imaging of subcellular muscle components

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ferdinand Knieling, Dr. · Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen

  • Regina Trollmann, Prof. Dr. · Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2018-08-01
Completion
2018-09-01

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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