Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

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Overview

Also known as:

LGMD
Orphanet ↗NORD ↗

FDA & Trial Timeline

3 events
Jun 2024The Role of Muscle Ultrasound in Assessment of Sample of Patients With Limb-girdle Muscular Dystrophy

Assiut University

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
May 2024Evolution of the Functional and Muscular State of Patients With Muscular Dystrophy 2A Belts

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris — NA

TrialACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Dec 2023Rehabilitation in Muscular Dystrophies From the Hospital Facility to the Home: Pilot Project [RIMUDI]

IRCCS Eugenio Medea — NA

TrialRECRUITING

Data sourced from FDA regulatory filings and ClinicalTrials.gov. Updated periodically.

Treatments

No FDA-approved treatments are currently listed for Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.

2 clinical trialsare actively recruiting — trials can provide access to cutting-edge therapies.

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Clinical Trials

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N/A2 trials
Evolution of the Functional and Muscular State of Patients With Muscular Dystrophy 2A Belts
N/A
Active
· Sites: Créteil, Île-de-France Region · Age: 18–99 yrs
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Rehabilitation in Muscular Dystrophies From the Hospital Facility to the Home: Pilot Project [RIMUDI]
N/A
Actively Recruiting
PI: Maria G D'Angelo · Sites: Bosisio Parini, Lecco · Age: 18–99 yrs
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Specialists

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SM
Senda Ajroud-Driss, MD
CHICAGO, IL
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
JM
Jerry R Mendell, MD
COLUMBUS, OH
Specialist
PI on 4 active trials
AM
Amy Harper, MD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial1 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy publication
NM
Nicholas Johnson, MD
Richmond, Virginia
Specialist

Rare Disease Specialist

PI on 5 active trials
SP
Serge Herson, Prof
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
SB
Sofie T. Østergaard, Bsc.
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
NM
Nicholas E Johnson, MD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
JP
John Vissing, PR
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
SB
Sofie T Østergaard, Bsc.
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
CM
Carolina Tesi-Rocha, M.D.
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
SP
Susan Sparks, M.D., Ph.D.
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
AM
Anne MacGregor, DIPM MFFP
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
AP
Alessandra Pedrocchi, Prof
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
IM
Ibrahim Binalsheikh, MD
SPRINGFIELD, IL
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial1 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy publication
AR
Aleksandar Radunovic
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial5 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy publications
GM
Galip Can Uyar, MD
Specialist
PI on 3 active trials1 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy publication
TC
Trudie Chalder
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
LM
Lance McCracken
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
AM
Amy Huebschmann, MD
AURORA, CO
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial1 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy publication
MR
Michael Rose
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial37 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy publications
CG
Christopher Graham
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial17 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy publications
SN
Sam Norton
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial14 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy publications
SS
Simone Spuler
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial

Treatment Centers

8 centers
🏥 NORD

Baylor College of Medicine Rare Disease Center ↗

Baylor College of Medicine

📍 Houston, TX

🏥 NORD

Stanford Medicine Rare Disease Center ↗

Stanford Medicine

📍 Stanford, CA

🔬 UDN

NIH Clinical Center Undiagnosed Diseases Program ↗

National Institutes of Health

📍 Bethesda, MD

🔬 UDN

UCLA UDN Clinical Site ↗

UCLA Health

📍 Los Angeles, CA

🔬 UDN

Baylor College of Medicine UDN Clinical Site ↗

Baylor College of Medicine

📍 Houston, TX

🔬 UDN

Harvard/MGH UDN Clinical Site ↗

Massachusetts General Hospital

📍 Boston, MA

🏥 NORD

Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine ↗

Mayo Clinic

📍 Rochester, MN

👤 Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine

🏥 NORD

UCLA Rare Disease Day Program ↗

UCLA Health

📍 Los Angeles, CA

Travel Grants

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Latest news about Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

2 articles
NewsRSSApr 22, 2026
Why I Want My Tracheostomy Removed
A patient with LGMD (a rare muscle disease) received a tracheostomy — a breathing tube in the neck — years ago after a serious infection. Now they're wondering …
NewsRSSApr 22, 2026
A New Genetic Test Clarified My Muscular Dystrophy Diagnosis
A person who was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 30 years ago finally took a genetic test to find out exactly which gene mutation caused their con…
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Common questions about Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

Are there clinical trials for Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy?

Yes — 2 recruiting clinical trials are currently listed for Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy on UniteRare. See the clinical trials section on this page for phase, sponsor, and site details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Which specialists treat Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy?

23 specialists and care centers treating Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy are listed on UniteRare, sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov principal investigators, published research, and the NPPES NPI registry.