Clinical trials: Dystonic Disorders
Dystonia
Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients With Dystonia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN)for primary dystonia.
- Trial name
- STN DBS (NCT00773604)
- Testing
- Medtronic implantable deep brain stimulation (DBS) system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Torticollis Congenital, Wryneck
Digital Analysis of Ultrasonographic Images in Children With Wry Neck
Torticollis is a clinical sign or symptom that could be the result of a variety of underlying disorders. Among the etiologies, Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) with impairment of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) is the most…
- Trial name
- NCT03266224
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Dyskinetic, Secondary Dystonia
Focused Ultrasound Pallidotomy for Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy in Pediatric and Young Adult Subjects
The primary objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the safety of ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS as a tool for creating bilateral or unilateral lesions in the globus pallidus (GPi) in patients with treatment-refractory…
- Trial name
- NCT06036199
- Testing
- Focused Ultrasound Pallidotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
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, Primary Generalized Dystonia
Bilateral Internal Pallidum Stimulation in Primary Generalized Dystonia
Primary generalized dystonia, also called idiopathic torsion dystonia or dystonia musculorum deformans is a disabling neurological condition which usually starts in childhood, mostly in a lower limb and spreads to other body…
- Trial name
- NCT00272246
- Testing
- deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
Clinical Outcomes for Deep Brain Stimulation
The object of this study is to longitudinally collect clinical outcomes of patients receiving deep brain stimulation for movement disorders with the objective of making retrospective comparisons and tracking of risks, benefits…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT03992625
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Dystonia
Theta-burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (TBS) is a type of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) method that reduces the excitability of a small region of brain for less than one hour.
- Trial name
- NCT00878787
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Writer's Cramp, Dystonias
VTS Sensorimotor Neuromodulation in WC
Writer's cramps (WC) is a focal task-specific upper limb dystonia that significantly impairs handwriting and other manual skills, affecting functionality.
- Trial name
- VTS in WC (NCT07894198)
- Testing
- Vibro-tactile stimulation
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Dystonia, Movement Disorders
Long-read Genome Sequencing for the Molecular Diagnosis of Dystonia
Dystonia is a motor disorder caused by involuntary, intermittent, or sustained muscle contractions, leading to abnormal movements or postures.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Combined Dystonia, Complex Dystonia
- Trial name
- GenoDYT (NCT06999096)
- Testing
- Long-read whole genome sequencing
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
TOR1A, PANK2
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) MatchMaker
DBS Matchmaker (https://www.dbsmatchmaker.com) is a platform designed to connect clinicians worldwide who are treating rare movement disorders with deep brain stimulation (DBS).
- Conditions
- TOR1A, PANK2, HPRT1, EIF2AK2
- Trial name
- DBSMatchMaker (NCT06912841)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
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
Cervical Dystonia
CD-PROBE: Cervical Dystonia Patient Registry for the Observation of onabotulinumtoxinA Efficacy
This study is an observational trial which will measure the efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA in treating Cervical Dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT00836017
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,046 people
- Sponsor
- Allergan
Dystonia, Parkinson Disease
Lesioning Procedures for Movement Disorders
Dystonia is a rare syndrome with varying etiologies. Similarly, tremor conditions refractory to medical management and disabling that they need surgical interventions are rare in our setting.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT06352268
- Testing
- Pallidal, subthalamic or thalamic lesioning
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Spastic/Dystonic Quadriplegia, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Outcomes of Neurosurgical Tone Management
Patients with spastic/dystonic quadriplegia (GMFCS IV/V) are often severely disabled by their tone, and require surgical tone management to improve quality of life, allow for better function, improve comfort, and range of motion.
- Trial name
- NCT07817745
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
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)
Dystonia, Generalized Primary Dystonia
Deep Brain Stimulation for Cervical Dystonia
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treating primary generalized dystonia. Patients with dystonia have muscle spasms that cause uncontrolled twisting and repetitive movement or abnormal…
- Trial name
- NCT00105430
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonia
Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Pallidotomy in the Management of Dystonia
Generalized dystonia is treated with pallidotomy. This is based on observational data which is significantly limited by publication bias and there are no RCTs.
- Trial name
- NCT06038097
- Testing
- Radiofrequency Pallidotomy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Cerebral Palsy.
Exploring Hypertonia in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Abnormal limb and trunk movements are seen in many children with cerebral palsy. Recognizing the difference between types of these movements is not well understood.
- Trial name
- HypE-CP (NCT01744158)
- Testing
- No intervention applicable
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Women's and Children's Hospital, Australia
Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Retrospective Outcomes Study
The primary objective of this study is to characterize real-world clinical outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) using retrospective review of de-identified patient records.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT03664609
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Belgium and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation