Safety Study of Transvenous Limb Perfusion in MD

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00873782?cond=%22Muscular+Dystrophy%2C+Duchenne%22&lup_s=08%2F23%2F2010&lup_d=1000

Muscular dystrophies are inherited disorders in which the skeletal and heart muscles become progressively weaker, sometimes leading to permanent disability. Current treatments aim to control symptoms as much as possible, but there is no cure. Gene therapy, in which defective genes causing the disorder are corrected, is a potential treatment option and is in the process of being developed for muscular dystrophies. This study will determine the safety and feasibility of a particular delivery method for gene therapy that could be used in the future to treat people with muscular dystrophies. Only normal saline, and no active treatment, will be used in this study.