The Kennedy Krieger Institute is recruiting volunteers with FSHD for a clinical research study. Volunteers will be asked to undergo muscle strength testing and non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) of the muscles. The strength testing and MRI/MRS scans will be repeated every 3-6 months for up to 2 years.
We are particularly interested in recruiting individuals over the age of 12 years who started having symptoms of FSHD within the past 3 years.
Although there are no direct benefits to volunteers who participate in this study, the information collected from the study will be used to develop disease biomarkers for FSHD.
Interested individuals should contact Doris Leung, MD at 443-923-9521 or e-mail: leungd@kennedykrieger.org.
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Study Protocol Number: NA_00065256. Download study flyer.
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