Clinical trials: Dystonia
Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Attention and Eye Movement in Parkinson's Disease
The goal of this observational and interventional study is to understand how therapeutic deep brain stimulation (DBS) affects attention, perception and cognition in participants with Parkinson's disease (PD) and non-PD movement…
- Conditions
- Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease (PD), Dystonias
- Trial name
- NCT06899022
- Testing
- Normal therapeutic DBS, Reduced current DBS, Reduced frequency DBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Understanding Disorder-specific Neural Pathophysiology in Laryngeal Dystonia and Voice Tremor
The researchers will examine functional neural correlates that differentiate between laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor and contribute to disorder-specific pathophysiology using a cross-disciplinary approach of multimodal brain…
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT05216770
- Testing
- Brain imaging, Laryngeal sensory block with topical bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Cervical Dystonia
Assessment of Brain Activities in Cervical Dystonia
To address joint position sense in cervical dystonia patients and how it affects the brain activity.
- Trial name
- NCT02959645
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Focal Hand Dystonia
Long-Term Motor Learning in Focal Hand Dystonia
This study will examine the effects of long-term practice of repeated finger movements in people with focal hand dystonia, as compared with healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00325091
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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)
Focal Dystonia, Healthy Volunteers
Depotentiation in People With Focal Hand Dystonia
Background: Focal hand dystonia (FHD) causes muscles to contract, leading to abnormal movements or postures. Musicians, writers, and athletes often get it.
- Trial name
- NCT02106936
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson Disease
Study of Motor Inhibition in Parkinson's Disease and Focal Hand Dystonia
The current research protocol aims at studying preparatory inhibition in two populations of patients suffering from movement disorders.
- Trial name
- PD-INHIB (NCT05209516)
- Testing
- Behavioral data, Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Questionnaires
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Primary Dystonia
Contribution of the Cerebellum In Sensory-motor Adaptation Via Gamma Oscillations: the Case of Dystonia
Dystonia, a disabling disease with uncontrolled movement disorders was considered to be a manifestation of basal ganglia dysfunction, yet there is accumulating evidence from animal and human experiments that the cerebellum plays…
- Trial name
- GAMMA (NCT02073630)
- Testing
- active cerebellar stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Dystonia
Role of the Striatal Cholinergic System in the Pathophysiology of Dystonia
Dystonia is defined as a syndrome of sustained muscle contractions resulting in repetitive movements and abnormal postures. DYT1 is the most common form of genetic dystonia, but the link between genomic mutations and phenotypic…
- Trial name
- DYSCHOL (NCT02727361)
- Testing
- PET (Positron Emission Tomography) imaging, MRI : Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Cervical Dystonia, Primary
Effects of Botulinum Toxin on Muscle and Brain Activity
This study will look into the effects of Botulinum Toxin in patients with primary cervical dystonia. The effects will be determined by neck muscle activity measurements and brain function activity measurements.
- Trial name
- NCT02837185
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin injection, Physiological measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Torticollis, Cervical Dystonia
Effects of Botulinum Toxin in Cervical Dystonia
Botulinum toxin injection in the contracting muscles has proven to be a safe and effective method of relieving pain and lessening dystonic posturing.
- Trial name
- NCT01056861
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Dystonia, Dystonic Disorders
Effect of the Visual Information Change in Functional Dystonia
Cervical dystonia occurring only during the writing task is a rare form for which there is no established treatment. Many authors agree that alteration of sensory integration is associated with dystonia.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Dystonic Disorders, Torticollis, Movement Disorders
- Trial name
- PRISMADYS (NCT03270189)
- Testing
- prism glasses
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Focal Dystonia
EEG and EMG Studies of Hand Dystonia
This study will examine how the brain operates during execution and control of voluntary movement and what goes wrong with these processes in disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00025701
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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)
Dystonia
Cerebellum and Cortical Plasticity: the Case of Dystonia
Purpose Objective : Sensorimotor adaptation allows the modification of the motor command taking into account the errors detected during execution of prior movements. It involves a large cortico-subcortical network.
- Trial name
- CERDYS (NCT01272154)
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Characterization of Clinical Phenotypes of Laryngeal Dystonia and Voice Tremor
The researchers will systematically evaluate current and novel clinical voice assessment tools and measures to elucidate distinct clinical phenotypes of those with laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor.
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT05150106
- Testing
- Clinical assessments of laryngeal function
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Dystonia
Pathophysiology of Focal Hand Dystonia
Background: Little is known about the problems in brain function in focal hand dystonia (FHD) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) dystonia. It is unclear why some CRPS patients develop dystonia but others do not.
- Trial name
- NCT03223623
- Testing
- TMS, MRI, VASO Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonia
Alteration of Deep Brain Stimulation Parameters for Dystonia
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves placing electrodes into the brain. Through these electrodes, artificial electrical signals are chronically delivered into deep brain regions in order to alter abnormal brain activity.
- Trial name
- NCT00971854
- Testing
- Alteration of deep brain stimulator settings
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Laryngeal Dystonia
Brain Network Changes After Vibro-tactile Stimulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
Laryngeal dystonia (LD) is a focal dystonia affecting laryngeal muscles, causing involuntary spasms that impair speech production.
- Trial name
- Neuro-VTS-LD (NCT07443891)
- Testing
- Vibrotactile Stimulation (VTS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Dystonia
Effect of Vocal Exercise After Botulinum Toxin Injection for Spasmodic Dysphonia
Studies have suggested that voluntary muscle exercise in the hand and face after botulinum toxin injection may enhance the clinical effects of the toxin.
- Trial name
- NCT00895063
- Testing
- Vocal Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health