Clinical trials: Dystonic Cramp
Dystonia
Pilot Trial of Botulinum Toxin and Occupational Therapy for Writer's Cramp
Objective: Writer s cramp (WC) is a form of focal hand dystonia (FHD). Focal injections of botulinum toxin (BoNT) are the current best therapy. Past studies showed that some types of rehabilitative therapy can be useful.
- Trial name
- NCT02015039
- Testing
- BoNT Injections, Occupational Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Focal Hand Dystonia, Musician's Dystonia
Somatosensory Processing in Focal Hand Dystonia
Patients with focal dystonia experience uncontrollable movements of the hand during certain types of skilled movements. Though the origin of the disorder is not fully understood, it is thought that brain areas involved in moving…
- Conditions
- Focal Hand Dystonia, Musician's Dystonia, Writer's Cramp, Dystonic Cramp
- Trial name
- NCT00579033
- Testing
- Tactile training + rTMS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Singer's Dystonia
Brain Networks in Dystonia
To date, there is only limited knowledge about the distinct neural abnormalities that lead to the development of different forms of focal dystonia.
- Conditions
- Spasmodic Dysphonia, Singer's Dystonia, Writer's Cramp, Musician's Focal Hand Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT03042962
- Testing
- MRI, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Dystonia, Healthy
Brain Anatomy in Dystonia
This study will use high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look for subtle differences in brain anatomy between patients with focal hand dystonia (also called writer s cramp) and healthy normal volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00031369
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonic Disorder
Validation of the Zigzag Tracking Task Test for the Evaluation of Handwriting Difficulties in Writer's Cramp
Writer's cramp (WC) is a task specific dystonia that occurs from the moment patient starts writing. It leads to partial or complete inability to use the hand only during the handwriting gesture.
- Trial name
- LabyDys (NCT02882295)
- Testing
- Validation of a handwriting scale
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild