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. 2018 Oct 16;2018(10):CD009068. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009068.pub3

Salehi 2017.

Methods Randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial
Participants Report states: "Children aged 6 to 10 years old were enrolled in a study in which Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was diagnosed and approved in them by DNA analysis and muscle biopsy (quadriceps or biceps)"
Mean age (SD) in years: coenzyme Q10 8.9 (1.7); placebo 8.6 (1.4)
Exclusion criteria:
Confirmed or suspected heart disease
Other concomitant illness
Taking herbal medicine, vitamins or enzymes
Arrhythmia on ECG
'Inappropriate view' in echocardiography
Interventions Coenzyme Q10 (N = 12)
Placebo (N = 13)
Treatment duration: 6 months
Outcomes Myocardial performance index
Notes Location: Tehran, Iran
Dates: February 2013 to 2015
Iranian Clinical Trials Registry number: IRCT2015070223018N1
The report suggests that the trial included both male and female participants and describes participants as "suspected of DMD".

ACE inhibitor: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; BMD: Becker muscular dystrophy; DMD: Duchenne muscular dystrophy; ECG: electrocardiograph; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging