Clinical trials: Cerebellar Ataxia
Multiple Sclerosis, MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
At Home Use of Stimulation Suits for Managing MS Symptoms
This study is being carried out at Multiple Sclerosis (MS) centers to evaluate whether a full-body stimulation suit at home can help people with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) reduce symptoms like spasticity (muscle stiffness) and…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, MS (Multiple Sclerosis), Spasticity With Multiple Sclerosis, Ataxia - Other
- Trial name
- HANDS-MS (NCT07202195)
- Testing
- electro-stimulation suit, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Denmark
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Daphne Kos
Cerebellar Ataxias, Spastic Paraplegias
SPATAX: Clinical and Genetic Analysis of Cerebellar Ataxias and Spastic Paraplegias
Cerebellar ataxias (CA) and spastic paraplegias (SP) are genetically and clinically very heterogeneous. More than 40 loci are already known but the number of phenotypes is even greater suggesting further genetic heterogeneity.
- Trial name
- Spatax (NCT00140829)
- Where
- 27 sites in Algeria, Belgium and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Leukodystrophy
Home Exercise for Individuals With Neurodegenerative Disease
The primary goal of this study is to address the need for targeted therapeutic interventions for impairments that impact walking in related neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Leukodystrophy, Ataxia, LBSL
- Trial name
- NCT05443906
- Testing
- Home exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Parkinson Disease, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
Enhancement of Quality of Work And Life
Work participation is essential for quality of life, providing purpose, social interaction, financial security, and shaping social status.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Cerebellar Ataxia, Mitochondrial Diseases
- Trial name
- EQuAL (NCT06573866)
- Testing
- Preventive Participatory workplace intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Cerebellar Ataxia
Retraining Reaching in Cerebellar Ataxia
The purpose of this study is to test for benefits of reinforcement based training paradigm versus standard practice over weeks for improving reaching movements in people with ataxia.
- Trial name
- NCT03879018
- Testing
- Reach training with visual feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Cerebellar Ataxia, Cerebellar Diseases
Individualized Neuro-Modulation Paired With Cerebellar Therapy
The purpose of this project is to evaluate feasibility and preliminary efficacy of pairing personalized transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with individualized rehabilitation therapy in people with cerebellar damage.
- Conditions
- Cerebellar Ataxia, Cerebellar Diseases, Cerebellar Stroke, Cerebellar Tumor
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT07642856)
- Testing
- Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Cerebellar Ataxia
Investigating the Genetic and Phenotypic Presentation of Ataxia and Nucleotide Repeat Diseases
The purpose of this study is to create a repository for cerebellar ataxia and nucleotide repeat diseases in order to fully investigate the genetic and phenotypic presentations of both.
- Conditions
- Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Cerebellar Ataxia, Nucleotide Repeat Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04529252
- Testing
- Specimen collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cerebellar Ataxias
The Benefits of Long-read High-throughput Genomic Sequencing for the Causal Diagnosis of Cerebellar Ataxias
Cerebellar ataxias are a group of rare neurological disorders that are clinically and genetically heterogeneous, with several hundred genes and diseases known to date.
- Trial name
- ALICA (NCT06467175)
- Testing
- blood sampling for high molecular weight DNA extraction
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Stroke, Spinal Cord Injuries (Complete and Incomplete)
Exoskeleton-assisted Neurorehabilitation
Objective assesment of the feasibility of integrating the Ekso Bionics - Ekso NR device into outpatient care Objective assesment of quality of life, functionality and clinical symptomps of patients with stroke, cerebellar ataxia…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Spinal Cord Injuries (Complete and Incomplete), Cerebellar Ataxia, Spastic Paraplegia
- Trial name
- NCT07352085
- Testing
- Gait training with exoskeleton
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital
Neuropathy, Cerebellar Ataxia
Evaluation of the Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound as a Diagnostic Tool in CANVAS Neuropathies
Cerebellar ataxia with neuropathy and bilateral areflexia syndrome (CANVAS) is a late onset neurodegenerative disorder with a slowly progressive ataxia.
- Conditions
- Neuropathy, Cerebellar Ataxia, Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Trial name
- CANVAS (NCT05095870)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Ataxia, Cerebellar, Ataxia - Genetic Diagnosis - Unknown
Efficacy of tDCS in Degenerative Ataxia
Degenerative cerebellar ataxias are a group of rare diseases that cause gradual damage to the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls balance and coordination.
- Conditions
- Ataxia, Cerebellar, Ataxia - Genetic Diagnosis - Unknown, Ataxia, Spinocerebellar, Ataxias, Hereditary
- Trial name
- NCT07250321
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari
Cerebellar Ataxia
Training in Ataxia - Individuals With Degenerative Cerebellar Diseases
Balance and aerobic training show promise as treatments for degenerative cerebellar diseases, but the neural effects of both training methods are unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT05002218
- Testing
- Aerobic Training, Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cerebellar Ataxia, Dysarthria
The Role of Cerebellum in Speech
This study will investigate the how the cerebellum is involved in speech motor learning over time and short-term corrections in patients with cerebellar ataxia and healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Cerebellar Ataxia, Dysarthria, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03972202
- Testing
- MRI, TMS, Speech-motor behavioral testing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cerebellar Ataxia
rTMS for Cerebellar Ataxia in Children
Dysfunction of the cerebellum can result in cerebellar ataxia (CA), typically marked by symptoms such as movement incoordination, gait instability, articulation disorder, oculomotor and swallowing difficulties.
- Trial name
- rTMS CA (NCT07211490)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cerebellar Ataxia
Motor Learning After Cerebellar Damage: The Role of the Primary Motor Cortex
This study will determine (1) whether baseline inhibitory activity in the primary motor cortex can predict motor learning ability in individuals with cerebellar degeneration, and (2) whether modulating primary motor cortex…
- Trial name
- NCT05351255
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia
Validation of the RADIAL Algorithm for Diagnosis of Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia
RADIAL is an algorithm which has been developed following a review of the literature on 67 autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias (ARCA) and personal clinical experience.
- Trial name
- RADIAL-VALID (NCT04261127)
- Testing
- Genetic diagnosis (PMDA panel), Use of RADIAL algorithm
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Ataxia, Cerebellar, Ataxia, Gait
Structural Validity and Inter-rater Reliabitiliy of the Ataxia Trunk, Lower And Upper Extremity Scale (ATLAS)
Ataxia is a neurological disorder affecting coordination, caused by damage to the cerebellum, brainstem, or related pathways. It can be hereditary (e.g., Friedreich's ataxia) or acquired (e.g., multiple sclerosis, stroke).
- Conditions
- Ataxia, Cerebellar, Ataxia, Gait, Ataxia, Motor, Ataxia
- Trial name
- ATLASReVa (NCT07079332)
- Testing
- New Scale to evaluate ataxia motor symptoms
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud
Friedreich's Ataxia, Motor Disorders
Electroencephalogram in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia for the Study of the Structural and Functional Connectome.
Prospective, exploratory, multicenter pilot study investigating the structural and functional connectome in patients with Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA) using high-density electroencephalogram (HD-EEG).
- Trial name
- CONNETTOMA (NCT07095062)
- Testing
- HD-EEG recordings, combined with cognitive and motor assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
CoRDS, or the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford, is based at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides researchers with a centralized, international patient registry for all rare diseases.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Cerebellar Ataxia
Effects of High Intensity Stepping Training on Gait in Patients With Ataxia
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of high intensity stepping training on gait recovery, including walking speed and endurance, in patients with cerebellar ataxia.
- Trial name
- NCT06450457
- Testing
- Polar H10 heart rate monitor, Therastride Treadmill System, VECTOR Bioness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston