Is It Possible to Have Home E-Monitoring of Pulmonary Function in Our Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the COVID-19 Pandemic?-A One Center Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common, progressive, irreversible muscular dystrophy. Pulmonary function is crucial for duration of life in this disease. Currently, the European Respiratory Society is focused on digital health, seeking innovations that will be realistic for digital respiratory medicine to support professionals and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate whether it is possible to monitor pulmonary function at home using an individual electronic spirometry system in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In this observational, prospective study, conducted from March 2021 to June 2021, twenty boys with DMD (aged 8-16) were enrolled. The patients were recruited from the Rare Disease Centre, University Clinical Centre, of Gd

SUBMITTER: Wasilewska E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8430665 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature