Trial reportActa neurologica Belgica2022
Comparison of telerehabilitation versus home-based video exercise in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a single-blind randomized study.
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- Effectiveness of conservative non-pharmacological interventions in people with muscular dystrophies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of Teleconsultation-Based Rehabilitation in Children with Landry-Guillain-Barré Syndrome: An Open Label Randomized Controlled Trial (Tele Rehab-LGBS Trial).Indian journal of pediatrics · 2024Trial
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- Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in the Treatment of Shoulder Injuries: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Review
- Telemedicine and remote monitoring in neuromuscular diseases: Challenges and opportunities.Journal of neuromuscular diseases · 2026Review
- Exploring the Role of Telemedicine in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Benefits and Challenges.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Fully personalized modelling of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ambulation.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a 5-Week Virtual Reality Telerehabilitation Program for Children With Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy: Prospective Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR serious games · 2023Article
- Telehealth-based exercise in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- A comparison of physiological intensity and psychological perceptions during three different group exercise formats.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neuromuscular rehabilitation setting. Part 2: patients and families' views on the received health care during the pandemic.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionPatients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have lost their access to on-site rehabilitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Telerehabilitation can be a viable approach for these patients to protect their muscle strength and functional status. The aim of this study is to compare telerehabilitation with home-based video exercises. PATIENTS AND
methodsMale, ambulatory DMD patients were randomized into telerehabilitation and video-exercise groups. Nineteen patients were included in the final analyses. Telerehabilitation consisted of live online exercises, while video exercise implemented a pre-recorded video as a home-based program. Both programs spanned 8 weeks, three times a week. Patients' muscle strength with a hand-held dynamometer, Quick Motor Function Test, North-Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA), 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and Caregiver Burden were recorded before and after treatment.
resultsThe 6MWT of the telerehabilitation group was391.26 ± 95.08 m before and387.75 ± 210.93 after treatment (p = 0.94) and 327.46 ± 103.88 m before treatment and313.77 ± 114.55 after treatment in video group (p = 0.63). The mean NSAA score of the telerehabilitation group were26.70 ± 8.04 before treatment and 25.20 ± 11.33 after treatment (p = 0.24). In the video group scores were 21.66 ± 6.65 before to 22.00 ± 8.61 after treatment (p = 0.87). There were no significant changes between groups at the end of the treatments. The telerehabilitation group's neck extension, bilateral shoulder abduction, and left shoulder flexion, bilateral knee flexion and extension, bilateral ankle dorsiflexion, and left ankle plantar flexion strength improved significantly and were better than the video group (p < 0.05 for all measurements).
conclusionA telerehabilitation approach is superior in improving muscle strength than a video-based home exercise, but none of the programs improved functional outcomes in ambulatory patients with DMD.
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