Clinical trials: Dystonia, open to volunteers
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
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
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
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
Dystonia
Predicting DBS Outcomes in Dystonia Using Wearable Gait Sensors
This study aims to investigate whether preoperative gait characteristics, measured by wearable sensors, can predict the clinical outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT07323602
- Testing
- Wearable Gait Sensor Analysis
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
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
Dystonia, Dystonia, Focal
Local Field Potentials in Dystonia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether local field potential (LFP) signals recorded from the globus pallidus interna (GPi) using the Medtronic Percept™ deep brain stimulation (DBS) device can help optimize DBS…
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Dystonia, Focal, Dystonia, Primary
- Trial name
- LFP-DYT (NCT07309133)
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation System
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
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
Laryngeal Dystonia, Unaffected Relatives of Laryngeal Dystonia Patients
Imaging Genetics of Laryngeal Dystonia
The contribution of genetic risk factors to the development of focal dystonias is evident. However, understanding of how variations in the causative gene expression lead to variations in brain abnormalities in different…
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Dystonia, Unaffected Relatives of Laryngeal Dystonia Patients, Voice Tremor, Muscle Tension Dysphonia
- Trial name
- NCT03042975
- Testing
- MRI, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 410 people
- Sponsor
- Kristina Simonyan
Dystonia
Chronic Outcome Monitoring for DBS in Dystonia
Dystonia is a severe movement disorder involving increased muscular activity and can be very variable. To date, the treatment of dystonia is challenging.
- Trial name
- COMMED (NCT07244549)
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Writer's Cramp
Video-supervised Motor and Awareness Training in Writer's Cramp
Writer's cramp is the most common task-specific dystonia. It is characterized by involuntary co-contraction of antagonistic muscles during writing. This disabling condition may force patients to give up their occupation.
- Trial name
- NCT04611009
- Testing
- motor training, mindfulness exercises
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
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
Deep Brain Stimulation, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Sleep-specific DBS Therapy in Parkinson's Disease
Sleep-wake disturbances are a major factor associated with reduced quality of life of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), a progressive neurological disorder affecting millions of people in the U.S and worldwide.
- Conditions
- Deep Brain Stimulation, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT05962489
- Testing
- Clinically optimized deep brain stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations
Neurosurgical Outcome Network
The evaluation of neurosurgical outcomes varies from center to center, and the predictive factors that determine these outcomes are not fully known or shared.
- Conditions
- Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations, Cavernomas, Skull Base Tumors
- Trial name
- NEON (NCT06724029)
- Where
- 27 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Parkinson's Disease, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Physiological Brain Atlas Development
The NIH grant has funded the development of a physiological brain atlas registry that will allow us to significantly improve the data collectioin and use of physiological data into a normalized brain volume.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Dystonia, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- Brain Atlas (NCT00575081)
- Testing
- Stereotactic brain procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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
Cervical Dystonia
Comparison of Pallidal With Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Cervical Dystonia
Cervical dystonia (CD), also known as spasmodic torticollis, is a type of focal dystonia, mainly manifesting as involuntary head turning or tilting, or holding a twisted posture.
- Trial name
- NCT05715138
- Testing
- GPi-DBS, STN-DBS, GPi-DBS devices
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Parkinson Disease, Dystonia
Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation Prospective Outcomes Study for Central Nervous System - RAPID for CNS
The objective of this study is to compile real-world outcomes of Boston Scientific commercially approved radiofrequency (RF) ablation systems used in the central nervous system (CNS) for use in functional neurosurgery.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06553625
- Testing
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Dystonia Stereotactic Surgery
Surgery of Dystonia
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and clinical outcomes of stereotactic surgery (Deep Brain Stimulation or Radiofrequency Lesioning) in patients with dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT07140302
- Testing
- deep brain stimulation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Cervical Dystonia
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Cervical Dystonia
The primary aim of this study is to assess whether continuous theta-burst stimulation (cTBS) can be helpful in reducing symptoms of idiopathic cervical dystonia.
- Trial name
- NetworkStim (NCT07681284)
- Testing
- Active continuous theta-burst stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico