Brief Title
Functional Abilities in Rett Syndrome
Official Title
Functional Abilities in Rett Syndrome
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and determinate the functional abilities in Rett
syndrome conforming to the established Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI).
Detailed Description
Rett syndrome (RS) is a progressive neurological disturbance of genetic cause that affects
females almost exclusively. It is caused by mutations, usually sporadic, of the MECP2 gene
located in the X chromosome. In consequence to the serious cognitive and motor compromise,
the RS patients have great difficulty in accomplishing day-to-day tasks. The objective of
this work is to evaluate the functional abilities in RS to help therapists in theirs
treatments programs.
Study Type
Observational
Condition
Rett Syndrome
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
64
Description: All Patients
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Estimated Enrollment
64
Start Date
February 2006
Completion Date
December 2006
Primary Completion Date
September 2006
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with Rett syndrome that matched the criteria for the classic form of the
disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any other disease;
- Rett syndrome associated with other disease
- Rett syndrome that not that matched the criteria for the classic form of the disease
Gender
Female
Ages
N/A - N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Contacts
Carlos BM Monteiro, PhD, ,
Location Countries
Brazil
Location Countries
Brazil
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT00630422
Organization ID
monteiro
Secondary IDs
monteiro1
Study Sponsor
Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas
Collaborators
University of Sao Paulo
Study Sponsor
Carlos BM Monteiro, PhD, Principal Investigator, Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas
Verification Date
January 2008