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| Sponsor | University College London Hospitals |
| Funder | NIHR |
| CI | Dr Gita Ramdharry |
| UK sites | London Queen square |
| Contact details | g.ramdharry@ucl.ac.uk |
Background
Falls are common in people with neuromuscular disorders (NMD). But so far there has been little formal investigation of this problem. Frequent falling increases the risk of injury and reduces mobility due to perceived risk of falls.
Primary objective
To determine falls risk in people with NMD from measurement of:
- falls incidents
- balance impairment
- and clinical presentation
Recruitment
Patients with:
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) diseases
- Distal Myopathy (DM)
- Sensory Neuropathy (SN)
- Healthy controls
The three conditions have been chosen for comparison as this will allow some discernment between the sensory and motor contributions to falls.
Measurements of static, anticipatory and reactive balance impairment and prospective falls events will be used to determine relationships with clinical presentation in people with these diseases.