North Star Ambulatory Assessment 2017 Clinical Classification

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized 17-item assessment tool, published in 2017 by the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the UK North Star Clinical Network and Muscular Dystrophy UK, that utilizes a three-point rating scale to grade performance of various functional skills in ambulant children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

**Synonyms:** - NSAA 2017 - NSAA 2017 - NSAA2