A motor function measure scale for neuromuscular diseases. Construction and validation study.
Bérard C, Payan C, Hodgkinson I, Fermanian J and the MFM collaborative study group.
Neuromuscular Disorders. 2005. 15 : 463-470.
Validation study of a new scale for motor function measurement developed for neuromuscular diseases, the MFM. The validation study included 303 patients, aged 6–62 years. The scale comprised 32 items, in three motor function domains: standing position and transfers, axial and proximal motor function, distal motor function. The scale is reliable, does not require any special equipment and is well-accepted by patients.
Keywords: neuromuscular diseases, motor function, metrology, scale, validation study, clinical trials
Articles in scientific journals
Association Between Health-Related Quality of Life and Motor Function in Ambulant and Nonambulant Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients
Gocheva V, Schmidt S, Orsini AL, Hafner P, Schaedelin S, Rueedi N, Weber P, Fischer D. J Child Neurol. 2019. 34(14), 873-885. This cross-sectional study showed several moderate to high correlations between different aspects of the generic and disease-specific...
Cross-cultural Adaptation and Multi-centric Validation of the Motor Function Measure Chinese Version (MFM-32-CN) for Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases
Huang M, Cao J, Sun J, Li W, Qin L, Li H, Zhai C, Huang W, Gui T, Zhang K, Wang J, Vuillerot C, Wang Y, Dai M. Dev Neurorehabil. 2019. doi: 10.1080/17518423.2019.1642413. Validation study of a Chinese version of the MFM-32, the MFM-32-CN. PubMed link Keywords: Chinese...
Motor Function Performance in Individuals with RYR1-Related Myopathies
Witherspoon JW, Vuillerot C, Vasavada RP, Waite MR, Shelton M, Chrismer IC, Jain MS, Meilleur KG. Muscle Nerve. 2019. 60(1),80-87. Natural history study of 34 individuals with RYR1- related myopathy (RYR1-RM) during 6 months. Motor deficits according to MFM-32 were...
X-linked myotubular myopathy: A prospective international natural history study
Annoussamy M, Lilien C, Gidaro T, Gargaun E, Chê V, Schara U, Gangfuß A, D'Amico A, Dowling JJ, Darras BT, Daron A, Hernandez A, de Lattre C, Arnal JM, Mayer M, Cuisset JM, Vuillerot C, Fontaine S1, Bellance R, Biancalana V, Buj-Bello A, Hogrel JY, Landy H, Servais L....
Measurements of Motor Function and Other Clinical Outcome Parameters in Ambulant Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Nagy S, Schmidt S, Hafner P, Klein A, Rubino-Nacht D, Gocheva V, Bieri O, Vuillerot C, Bonati U, Fischer D. J Vis Exp. 2019. (143), e58784. Discussion in a video format on outcome measures, including MFM, used in the trial "Treatment with L-citrulline and metformin in...
Analysis of motor and respiratory function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients
Luiz LC, Lima Marson FA, Almeida CCB, Contrera Toro AAD, Nucci A, Ribeiro JD. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2019. 262:1-11. Assessment of motor and respiratory impairment of 19 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients. Non-ambulatory condition was associated with worse...