Clinical trials: Dystonia
Focal Dystonia, Healthy Volunteers
Loss of Depotentiation in Focal Dystonia
Background Focal dystonia is a brain disorder. It affects a muscle or muscles in a specific part of the body. Researchers think it may be related to excessive training or practice.
- Trial name
- NCT03206112
- Testing
- PAS25, PAS10, PAS25-cTBS150
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonia
Brain Function in Focal Dystonia
Objectives The main objectives of this proposal are (1) to characterize motor learning abnormalities in patients with focal dystonia; (2) to show, using transcranial magnetic stimulation, that this abnormal motor learning went…
- Trial name
- NCT00102999
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonia
The Dystonia Coalition Natural History and Biospecimen Repository for Isolated Dystonias
Dystonia is a disorder characterized by excessive involuntary contraction of muscles with repetitive and patterned movements. The isolated dystonias are the most common type of dystonia and include Limb dystonias (like writer's…
- Trial name
- DCP (NCT01373424)
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 3,265 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Botulinum Toxin, Quality of Life
The Impact of Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Quality of Life of Cervical Dystonia Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of botulinum toxin treatment in quality of life(QoL) in cervical dystonia patients
- Conditions
- Botulinum Toxin, Quality of Life, Cervical Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT01664013
- Testing
- Nuronox
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Roongroj Bhidayasiri
Pediatric Disorder, Genetic Predisposition
Pharmacogenomic Contributions to Trihexyphenidyl Biotransformation and Response in Children With Dystonic Cerebral Palsy
This study looks at how a medicine called trihexyphenidyl works in children with dystonic cerebral palsy. The study aims to understand how trihexyphenidyl is broken down and used in the body of pediatric patients and whether this…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Disorder, Genetic Predisposition, Dystonia, Secondary, Dystonia
- Trial name
- TRIKE2 (NCT06554288)
- Testing
- Trihexyphenidyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Dystonia, Focal Dystonia
Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Focal Hand Dystonia
Researchers want to test a procedure called deep brain simulation (DBS) to treat focal hand dystonia (FHD). A device called a neurostimulator is placed in the chest.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Focal Dystonia, Musician's Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT02911103
- Testing
- DBS surgery, Medtronic Activa Rechargeable System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cerebral Palsy, Excessive Crying
Excessive Crying in Children With Cerebral Palsy and Communication Deficits
Management of excessive crying in children with cerebral palsy and communication deficits [ECCCPCD] was guided by the associated clinical findings and investigations.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Excessive Crying, Pain
- Trial name
- ECCCPCD (NCT04523935)
- Testing
- Baclofen, Diazepam, Clonazepam, Trihexyphenidyl, Tetrabenazine, Gabapentin, Topiramate, Lamotrigine, Amitriptyline.
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Sathbhavana Brain Clinic
Cervical Dystonia
Integration of the Cervical Proprioceptive Signals in Patients With Cervical Dystonia
The purpose of this study is to compare the cervical muscular force control , taking into account the proprioceptive signals, in patients with and without cervical dystonia.
- Trial name
- STAC2 (NCT02834871)
- Testing
- Electromyogram
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Writer's Cramp, Healthy Volunteers
Propensity to Develop Plasticity in the Parieto-Motor Networks in Dystonia From the Perspective of Abnormal High-Order Motor Processing
Background: People with dystonia have muscle contractions they can t control. These cause slow, repeated motions or abnormal postures. People with dystonia have abnormalities in certain parts of the brain.
- Conditions
- Writer's Cramp, Healthy Volunteers, Cervical Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT02504905
- Testing
- TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
Brain Network Activation in Patients With Movement Disorders
The diagnosis and management of movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease (PD), parkinson-plus syndromes (PPS), dystonia, essential tremor (ET), normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and others is challenging given the lack…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- BNA-MDi (NCT03269201)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Blepharospasm, Dystonia
Blepharospasm Tools
The aim of this study is to develop new rating scales to help diagnose and measure the severity of blepharospasm. This is a condition involving a lot of blinking and spasms of eye closure that people can't control.
- Conditions
- Blepharospasm, Dystonia, Other Eye and Face Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT02780336
- Testing
- No intervention.
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 405 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Childhood Onset Dystonias
Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation in Childhood Dystonia
The investigators hypothesize that transcranial direct current stimulation over the motor cortex will reduce muscle overflow and improve hand function in children with primary or secondary dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01460771
- Testing
- TDCS (Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia
Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Spasmodic Dysphonia- DEBUSSY Trial
Laryngeal Dystonia (LD), also commonly referred to as spasmodic dysphonia, is a neurological voice disorder characterized by involuntary dystonic contractions of the laryngeal muscles.
- Conditions
- Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia, Deep Brain Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT02558634
- Testing
- VIM Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation ON, VIM Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation OFF
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Focal Dystonia
rTMS and Retraining in Focal Hand Dystonia
This study is exploring a new experimental procedure in dystonia called repetitive transcranial magnetic brain stimulation (TMS) combined with rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- DSS (NCT01738581)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Sensorimotor Retraining, Non-specific Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia
The 'Lombard Effect' in Patients Affected by Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia
Adductory spasmodic dysphonia (AdSD) is a rare condition characterised by irregular and uncontrolled voice interruptions, most commonly affecting women around the age of 45.
- Trial name
- LoQVAdSD (NCT06402214)
- Testing
- Lombard test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Blepharospasm, Torticollis
MDs on Botox Utility (MOBILITY)
The MOBILITY Project is a prospective, non-randomized, observational, multi-centre evaluation of Health Utility via the SF-12® Health Survey Scores and the SF-6D in patients receiving BOTOX® for therapeutic use.
- Conditions
- Blepharospasm, Torticollis, Strabismus, Muscle Spasticity
- Trial name
- NCT00535938
- Testing
- botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,372 people
- Sponsor
- Allergan
Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's Syndrome
Physiological Investigations of Movement Disorders
Background: Previous studies have given researchers information on how the brain controls movement, how people learn to make fine, skilled movements, and why some people have movement disorders.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's Syndrome, Tic Disorders, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT01019343
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Eye-tracking Device, Pulsed vibrator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,273 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Rare Diseases
European Registry on Rare Neurological Diseases
The recent implementation of European Reference Networks for Rare Diseases (ERNs) is an unprecedented move to improve the care of patients suffering from rare health disorders by transnational collaboration.
- Trial name
- ERN-RND reg (NCT04319796)
- Testing
- Data set as defined by the ERN Research Workgroup of the European Commission
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
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
Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
Comparison of the Electric Plasma Surgical Tool "PlasmaBlade" for Replacement of the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Devices With Conventional Surgery
The deep brain stimulation is surgical technique used for the Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, epilepsy, and psychiatric diseases.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT05535556
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University