Clinical trials: Dystonia, open to volunteers
Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor
Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Movement Disorders
Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an approved surgery for certain movement disorders, like Parkinson's disease, that do not respond well to other treatments.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT01581580
- Testing
- Medtronic Activa Tremor Control System, Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Deformational Plagiocephaly, Deformational Posterior Plagiocephaly
Effectiveness of Repositioning and Cranial Remolding in Infants With Cranial Deformation
This study will examine how effective caregiver's repositioning strategies are in correcting an infant's deformational cranial shape, as well as the effectiveness of the use of a custom cranial remolding orthosis for treatment of…
- Conditions
- Deformational Plagiocephaly, Deformational Posterior Plagiocephaly, Brachycephaly, Torticollis
- Trial name
- NCT05917678
- Testing
- Repositioning Therapy, Cranial Remolding Orthosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Epilepsy in Children, Dyskinesias
A Retrospective Survey-based Multicenter Study to Delineate the Molecular and Phenotypic Spectrum of Epilepsy-dyskinesia Syndromes
The Epilepsy-Dyskinesia Study aims to advance the understanding of the clinical and molecular spectrum of epilepsy-dyskinesia syndromes, monogenic diseases that cause both movement disorders and epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy in Children, Dyskinesias, Movement Disorders in Children, Neurologic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06585605
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The Use of the CUE1/CUE1+ in People With Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) commonly experience a range of both motor (e.g., bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and postural instability) and non-motor (e.g., fatigue, psychiatric and behavioural disturbances, autonomic…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Different Types of Tremor Including Essential Tremor, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT06174948
- Testing
- CUE1 non-invasive device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
This randomized clinical trial with a crossover design aims to investigate the effects of neuromodulation through repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to patients diagnosed with laryngeal dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT07683767
- Testing
- Active rTMS, Speech-Language Therapy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Cervical Dystonia
Theta Burst Transcranial Focused Ultrasound as a Novel Treatment for Cervical Dystonia
This study is a single-blinded, randomized control study that aims to recruit 48 participants. Participants will be "randomized" into one of the study arms of the study: active stimulation to GPi, active stimulation to DN, or…
- Trial name
- NCT07690514
- Testing
- LIFUS - GPi Active, LIFUS - DN Active
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Robert Chen
Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease
Intraoperative Microelectrode Recordings Using MAVEN Compared to Standard Recording Apparatuses
The purpose of this research is to determine if the electrophysiologic data collected from standard-of-care microelectrode recordings during human deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery will be the same using the MAVEN device…
- Conditions
- Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT07868614
- Testing
- Multifunctional Apparatus for Voltammetry, Electrophysiology, and Neuromodulation (MAVEN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Conversion Disorder, Parkinson Disease
Observational Study on "Functional Overlay" in Patients With Movement Disorders
The goal of this observational study is to learn about functional neurological disorders in patients with common non-functional movement disorders ("functional overlay").
- Conditions
- Conversion Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Tremor, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT05943652
- Testing
- Neurological examination, Anamnesis, Neuropsychological testing
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia
Deep Brain Stimulation in Laryngeal Dystonia and Voice Tremor
The goals of this project are 1) to determine the incidence of neurological voice disorders in patients with dystonia and essential tremor undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS), 2) investigate the neuroimaging and intracranial…
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Dystonia, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Tremor, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT05150093
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Dystonia, Epilepsy in Children
A Multicenter Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation Registry
There is limited data on outcomes for children who have undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders, and individual centers performing this surgery often lack sufficient cases to power research studies…
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Epilepsy in Children, Cerebral Palsy, Tourette Syndrome
- Trial name
- DBS-R (NCT06585618)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Dystonia, Cervical
Exercise Program for Patients With Cervical Dystonia Who Are Treated With Botulinum Toxin Type A
Dystonia is involuntary movements characterized by posture abnormalities or repetitive movements as a result of continuous or intermittent simultaneous contraction of opposing muscle groups.
- Trial name
- NCT05502718
- Testing
- Stretching and Strengthening Exercises, Breathing and Rhythmic Coordination Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Şehim Kutlay
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia
Extended-release Sodium Oxybate (Lumryz) in Spasmodic Dysphonia and Voice Tremor
Using a comprehensive approach of clinico-behavioral testing and neuroimaging, the researchers will examine the clinical effects of the extended-release formulation of sodium oxybate on voice symptoms in spasmodic dysphonia in an…
- Conditions
- Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia, Voice Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT07041203
- Testing
- sodium oxybate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Kristina Simonyan
Torticollis (Arthrogenic)
Assessment of Cervical Range of Motion Restrictions in Infants With Arthrogenic Torticollis - A Feasibility Study
Babies with torticollis (a tilted or twisted neck) have difficulty turning their head fully to the side. Small movement sensors = Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) can be used to measure how far they can turn their head.
- Trial name
- NCT07855731
- Testing
- Mobilisation of the upper cervical spine (but the effectiveness of the investigation is not part of the study evaluation)
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Balgrist University Hospital
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Essential Tremor
LIFUS For Neurological Disorders
Low intensity focused ultrasound (LIFUS) has the potential to be used as a means of non-invasive neuro-modulation. To this day, the use of LIFUS is under investigation.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), Essential Tremor, Orthostatic Tremor, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT07417280
- Testing
- LIFUS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Hypothyroidism, Global Developmental Delay
Register for Patients With Thyroid Hormone Resistance.
Thyroid hormones (TH) play a pivotal role in the development and function of the mammalian brain. Patients with impaired thyroid hormone transport into the brain tissue or in the case of defective local thyroid hormone receptor…
- Conditions
- Hypothyroidism, Global Developmental Delay, Intellectual Disability, Dystonia
- Trial name
- DEEPTYPE (NCT06566066)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Craniofacial Dystonia, Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep Brain Stimulation for Idiopathic Craniofacial Dystonia: GPi or STN
MEIGES is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial with the primary hypothesis that, STN-DBS is non-inferior to GPi-DBS for motor symptoms improvements at 365 days postoperatively in patients with…
- Trial name
- MEIGES (NCT05416905)
- Testing
- STN-DBS, GPi-DBS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Isolated Cervical Dystonia
Accelerating TMS for Cervical Dystonia
This study aims to investigate the impact of accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on brain function and behavior in patients with focal cervical dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT06328114
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), trihexyphenidyl 10mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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 Disorder
Impact of rTMS on Abnormal Cortical fMRI in Patients With Dystonia
By tracking resting-state fMRI scans, we aim to discover how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) changes brain connectivity in individuals with dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT07626216
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Dystonia, Deep Brain Stimulation
Dystonia Image-based Programming of Stimulation: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Crossover Trial
The primary objective of this exploratory study is to prospectively evaluate the feasibility of image-guided programming of pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS) for dystonia.
- Trial name
- DIPS (NCT05097001)
- Testing
- DBS programming
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Wuerzburg University Hospital