Clinical trials: Dystonic Disorder
Torticollis
Using Technology for Prediction and Prevention of Infant Torticollis and Plagiocephaly
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether an app-based intervention can reduce the likelihood of a torticollis diagnosis in infants.
- Trial name
- NCT06474741
- Testing
- in-app notification
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- College of Staten Island, the City University of New York
Myoclonus-Dystonia, DYT11
EMOTION & COGNITION IN MYOCLONUS DYSTONIA (AGENT10-ECODYST)
Background: Myoclonus dystonia (DYT-SGCE) is characterized by myoclonus and dystonia. Such condition is associated with a high prevalence of psychiatric symptoms which are part of the phenotype.
- Trial name
- NCT05671068
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Dystonia, Pediatric
Quantifying Motor Network Dynamics to Predict and Enhance Outcomes in Pediatric Dystonia
The goal of this study is to understand the development and progression of childhood dystonia, a movement disorder, in children.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Pediatric, Deep Brain Stimulation, Motor Development
- Trial name
- NCT07325175
- Testing
- DBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cervical Dystonia
Specialized Physiotherapy Program for Cervical Dystonia
The investigators wish to establish on a small scale the effectiveness of adding the physiotherapy programme developed by Jean-Pierre Bleton to the present standard treatment for cervical dystonia with a view to undertaking a…
- Trial name
- NCT00703287
- Testing
- Physiotherapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr Donald Grosset
Dystonia, Dystonic Cerebral Palsy
Enhancing Sensorimotor Processing in Children With Dystonia
Dystonia is a severely disabling movement disorder with no cure, in which people suffer painful muscle spasms causing twisting movements and abnormal postures. There are many causes, including genetic conditions and brain injury.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Dystonic Cerebral Palsy, Dystonia, Secondary, Dystonia, Primary
- Trial name
- NCT05612464
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Torticollis Congenital, Motor Development
Development in Children Diagnosed With Congenital Muscular Torticollis
It has been thought that head position may affect the shoulder, rib cage and abdominal muscles, which may have a negative effect on posture control and movement development, sensory-motor coordination and cause retardation in…
- Conditions
- Torticollis Congenital, Motor Development, Sensory Integration Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06879314
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Dystonia
Interactions Between Striatum and Cerebellum in ADCY5 and PRRT2 Dystonias
The investigators will study the relationship between the basal ganglia and the cerebellum in dystonia by associating cerebellar stimulations with functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis.
- Trial name
- AMEDYST (NCT03481491)
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation of the cerebellum
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Cerebral Palsy, Mixed, Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Movement Characterization in Spastic/Dystonic Cerebral Palsy Using Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality
This game-like intervention using virtual reality will provide an objective and quantitative characterization of dystonia and spasticity presentations in cerebral palsy, even if combined, through the process of motor learning.
- Trial name
- NCT03744884
- Testing
- Force efforts with haptic feedback in virtual reality.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cerebral Palsy, Muscle Hypertonia
Hypertonia in Patients With Cerebral Palsy
This study will classify types of hypertonia in patients with cerebral palsy and determine if the classifications are reasonable in relation to the functional task of walking. Hypertonia is an abnormal increase in muscle tension.
- Trial name
- NCT00123708
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Dystonic Disorder
Sensory Training to Treat Focal Dystonia
This study will examine the effectiveness of Braille reading as a sensory training program for improving symptoms of focal (localized) dystonia, a movement disorder caused by sustained muscle contractions.
- Trial name
- NCT00006336
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonic Disorders, Healthy
Surround Inhibition in Patients With Dystonia
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to examine how the brain controls muscle movement in dystonia. Dystonia is a movement disorder in which involuntary muscle contractions cause uncontrolled twisting and…
- Trial name
- NCT00029601
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonia, Dystonia; Idiopathic
Dystonia Genotype-Phenotype Correlation
The purpose of this study is to (1) investigate the effect of known dystonia-causing mutations on brain structure and function, to (2) identify structural brain changes that differ between clinical phenotypes of dystonia, and to…
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Dystonia; Idiopathic, Dystonia, Primary, Dystonia, Secondary
- Trial name
- NCT03428009
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
GLUT1DS1, Dystonia
Harmonic Ratio in Patients With GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome
Glucose transporter deficiency syndrome type 1 (GLUT1DS) is a rare, genetically determined, neurometabolic disorder . It is estimated that about 90% of affected patients present various pathological gait patterns.
- Conditions
- GLUT1DS1, Dystonia, Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Gait Ataxia
- Trial name
- NCT05887739
- Testing
- Inertial gait analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Dystonia, Drug Induced Dystonia
Clinical Validation of DystoniaNet Deep Learning Platform for Diagnosis of Isolated Dystonia
This research involves retrospective and prospective studies for clinical validation of a DystoniaNet deep learning platform for the diagnosis of isolated dystonia.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Drug Induced Dystonia, Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT05317390
- Testing
- DystoniaNet-based diagnosis of isolated dystonia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Dystonia, Muscle Hypertonia
Quantification of Upper Extremity Hypertonia
Dr. Sanger and the research team want to learn about upper extremity hypertonia (stiffness) in children and young adults with cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00285870
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Plagiocephaly
Newborn Head Molding and Later Asymmetries
Prospective randomized clinical interventional trial after birth in maternity ward, and follow up to 8-9 years of age. Hypothesis: Preventive handling and caring advices to parents of newborns decrease craniofacial asymmetries…
- Trial name
- NCT02283229
- Testing
- Newborns with preventive caring advices, Newborns with normal caring advices
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Dystonia, Primary
Agency in Dystonia
In this study, using computerized cognitive assessments combined with multi-modal neuroimaging approach investigators aim to address three specific questions on patients with cervical and myoclonus dystonia: (i) investigate…
- Trial name
- AGENT10 (NCT03351218)
- Testing
- Behavioral testing - computerized tasks
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Cortical Silent Period in Laryngeal Dystonia
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the cortical silent period (cSP) in cricothyroid muscle (CT) in laryngeal dystonia and control healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- cSPDystonia (NCT05580302)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Split, School of Medicine
Cervical Dystonia
Physiotherapy and Botox for Cervical Dystonia: Impact of Sensory Tricks and Brain Imaging Insights
The primary aim of this study is to investigate improvements of dystonia severity in patients with cervical dystonia (CD) with (DYT-trick) and without sensory trick (DYT-no-trick) following 6 weeks of physiotherapy combined with…
- Trial name
- NCT06881147
- Testing
- Multimodal physiotherapy program
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele