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SUBMITTER: Eichinger K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6066464 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eichinger Katy K Heatwole Chad C Iyadurai Stanley S King Wendy W Baker Lindsay L Heininger Susanne S Bartlett Amy A Dilek Nuran N Martens William B WB Mcdermott Michael M Kissel John T JT Tawil Rabi R Statland Jeffrey M JM
Muscle & nerve 20180130
<h4>Introduction</h4>We developed an evaluator-administered functional facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy composite outcome measure (FSHD-COM) comprising patient-identified areas of functional burden for future clinical trials.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a prospective observational study of 41 patients with FSHD at 2 sites. The FSHD-COM includes functional assessment of the legs, shoulders and arms, trunk, hands, and balance/mobility. We determined the test-retest reliability and convergent ...[more]