Verhaart, IEC;
Johnson, A;
Thakrar, S;
Vroom, E;
De Angelis, F;
Muntoni, F;
Aartsma-Rus, AM;
(2019)
Muscle biopsies in clinical trials for Duchenne muscular dystrophy - Patients' and caregivers' perspective.
Neuromuscular Disorders
10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.004.
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Abstract
The number of clinical trials for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is increasing. Many trials require muscle biopsies, which involve an invasive surgical procedure. Little is known about short- and long-term impacts of muscle biopsies as perceived by patients and caregivers. Therefore a survey was held among patients and their caregivers who participated in trials involving muscle biopsies, in seven countries. Seventy-eight responses were received. Analysis revealed that many patients and parents had significant anxiety before the biopsy. The main concern of caregivers was the required general anaesthesia. In most cases biopsies caused pain and temporarily hampered daily activities. The main long-term impact was scarring, although large variation in size was reported. Seventy-nine percent of caregivers were little bothered and 21% were moderately or severely bothered by the scar. Willingness to consider another biopsy in future protocols was higher for open-label studies than for placebo-controlled trials. Caregivers stressed the importance of knowing the results of biopsy analyses; only a minority actually received this information. Recommendations are made on the informed consent procedure regarding risks and consequences of muscle biopsies, and communication of results. Furthermore, efforts should be made to minimise the impact of biopsies through pain management and by considering plastic surgery.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Muscle biopsies in clinical trials for Duchenne muscular dystrophy - Patients' and caregivers' perspective |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.004 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.004 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Clinical trials, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Muscle biopsy, Patient perspective, Scarring |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10079985 |
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