Clinical trials: Dystonias
Cervical Dystonia, Blepharospasm
Trial Evaluating Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA) for Cervical Dystonia or Blepharospasm in the United States
This is a prospective, observational trial evaluating the "real world" use of Xeomin®(incobotulinumtoxinA). Physicians may enroll patients who are eligible to be treated with a botulinum toxin for cervical dystonia or…
- Trial name
- XCiDaBLE (NCT01287247)
- Testing
- Xeomin®
- Where
- 70 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 688 people
- Sponsor
- Merz North America, Inc.
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Tremor
Sodium Oxybate in Spasmodic Dysphonia and Voice Tremor
Using a comprehensive approach of clinico-behavioral testing, neuroimaging and pharmacogenetics, the researchers will examine the clinical effects of sodium oxybate and the matched placebo on voice symptoms in spasmodic dysphonia…
- Trial name
- NCT03292458
- Testing
- Sodium Oxybate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Kristina Simonyan
Blepharospasm, Focal Dystonia
Brain Stimulation to Treat Blepharospasm or Meige Syndrome
This research study will examine whether magnetic or electrical stimulation of the brain can improve the involuntary closure of the eyelids in patients with blepharospasm or Meige syndrome; conditions that belong to a group of…
- Trial name
- NCT00411255
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- 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)
Focal Hand Dystonia
Muscle Contraction in Patients With Focal Hand Dystonia
This study will examine and compare brain activity in people with focal hand dystonia (FHD) and healthy volunteers to obtain further knowledge about the underlying cause of FHD.
- Trial name
- NCT00376753
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- 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
Stroke, Hypertonia
Validity and Reliability of the Hypertonia Assessment Tool (HAT) in Stroke Patients
In this study, the validity and reliability of the Hypertonia Assessment Tool (HAT), which has previously been validated in the pediatric cerebral palsy (CP) population, will be evaluated in adult individuals who have experienced…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hypertonia, Dystonia, Rigidity
- Trial name
- NCT07429383
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
GLUT1DS1, Dystonia
Harmonic Ratio in Patients With GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome
Glucose transporter deficiency syndrome type 1 (GLUT1DS) is a rare, genetically determined, neurometabolic disorder . It is estimated that about 90% of affected patients present various pathological gait patterns.
- Conditions
- GLUT1DS1, Dystonia, Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Gait Ataxia
- Trial name
- NCT05887739
- Testing
- Inertial gait analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders
Imaging Blood Brain Imaging Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the blood brain barrier in the striatum of patients that have other types of movement disorders compared to patients with Parkinson's Disease that are receiving similar treatment, to…
- Trial name
- NCT02605161
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Dystonia, Parkinsonism
Studies of the Variable Phenotypic Presentations of Rapid-Onset Dystonia Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders
The purposes of this study are to identify persons with rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP) or mutations of the RDP gene, document prevalence of the disease, and map its natural history.
- Trial name
- NCT00682513
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Focal Dystonia
Quantifying Musical Performance After Treatment With Myobloc in Musician's Dystonia
This study uses a computerized method of musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) quantification of performance before and after treatment with botulinum toxin type B (Myobloc ®, Solstice Neurosciences).
- Trial name
- NCT00208091
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin, type B
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cervical Dystonia
Double-blind, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy of Bilateral Pallidal Stimulation in Patients With Medically Refractory Primary Cervical Dystonia
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of bilateral pallidal stimulation in patients with medically refractory primary cervical dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT00148889
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
- Where
- 10 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- German Parkinson Study Group (GPS)
Kidney, Polycystic
HALT Progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease Study B
The efficacy of interruption of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) on the progression of cystic disease and on the decline in renal function in autosomal dominant kidney disease (ADPKD) will be assessed in two…
- Trial name
- HALT PKD B (NCT01885559)
- Testing
- Lisinopril, Telmisartan
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 486 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Movement Disorders
Database Of Clinical Data For Individuals With Variants In The IRF2BPL Gene
This protocol serves as a data collection tool for individuals with variants (missense, nonsense, frameshifts) in the IRF2BPL gene (MIM 611720), which causes Neurodevelopmental Regression, Seizures, Autism and Developmental Delay…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Movement Disorders, Seizures, Dystonia
- Trial name
- IRF2BPL (NCT03892798)
- Testing
- No interventions are planned
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Dystonia
Efficacy and Safety of DBS in Patients With Primary Dystonia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and globus pallidus internus (GPi) for primary dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT03017586
- Testing
- Beijing Pins Medical Co., Ltd. Deep Brain Stimulator
- Where
- 7 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Pins Medical Co., Ltd
Cervical Dystonia
Insights Into Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Cervical Dystonia
The purpose of this research study is to determine the physical brain changes in people with cervical dystonia after deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery and as compared to healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT01671527
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Essential Tremor, Parkinson Disease
Physiology, Imaging and Modeling of Essential Tremor
This project aims to investigate novel ways to deliver brain stimulation to Essential Tremor (ET) patients by introducing software changes to their existing devices.
- Conditions
- Essential Tremor, Parkinson Disease, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT03811405
- Testing
- Active biphasic pulse stimulation---Home Settings, Active biphasic pulse stimulation---VIN Biphasic, Active biphasic pulse stimulation---Stimulator Off
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Dystonia
Effect of Increasing Motor Cortex Inhibition on Task Specific Dystonia
Dystonia is a disease where muscles in the affected body part are abnormally active. This may result in abnormal postures. The underlying mechanisms are not known.
- Trial name
- NCT01823237
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Spasmodic Torticollis
Efficacy and Safety of Two Different Botulinum Toxin Type A Treatments for Moderate to Severe Cervical Dystonia
The purpose of this study is to compare two types of botulinum toxin type A to treat the involuntary muscle contractions in the neck
- Trial name
- NCT00432341
- Testing
- botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- 3 sites in Argentina, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Allergan
Cervical Dystonia
Safety and Effectiveness of Valbenazine as Adjunct Therapy to Botulinum Toxin Injections in Cervical Dystonia
The most common form of idiopathic dystonia is adult-onset cervical dystonia (CD), a focal form of dystonia affecting the muscles of the neck.
- Trial name
- NCT06771323
- Testing
- Valbenazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University