Clinical trials: Dystonic Disorder
Dystonia, Parkinson Disease
DYSCAR: Characterization of Dystonia
Dystonia is a rare disease leading to a severe handicap. It can be of primary or secondary origin. It is characterized by sustained muscle contractions, frequently causing twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures.
- Trial name
- NCT00361465
- Testing
- EMG and Kinematics recording
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Cervical Dystonia
Static Graviceptive Functions in Patients With Cervical Dystonia (CD)
The purpose of this experimental pilot study is to test the effect of normalization of the head position on the sense of balance at patients with cervical dystonia under routine botulinum toxin treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01180270
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsten Elwischger
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)
Cervical Dystonia, Primary, Blepharospasm
Analysis of Gait Before and After Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Patients With Focal Dystonia
Efficient gait requires effective postural control, both static and dynamic. Hence, postural disorders may affect gait. Yet, very little is known about the specific effects of focal postural disorders such as cervical dystonia…
- Trial name
- GAIT-TOX (NCT03938363)
- Testing
- Treadmill, Botulinum Toxin injection, Severity scale of the disease
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Occupational; Cramp(s)
Study of Arm and Putter Movement in Golfers With Golfer's Cramp
The investigators will investigate golfers with visual evidence of an involuntary movement while putting before and after treatment with a low dose of propranolol.
- Trial name
- NCT02032758
- Testing
- Propranolol, Opal Device, Science and Motion PuttLab (SAM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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)
Stroke, Dystonia
MyoSense- Automated Muscle Hypertonicity Classification System
It is often difficult to quantify and distinguish aspects of abnormal muscle tone due to neurological injury. This makes it difficult to evaluate therapies that aim to reduce the effects of abnormal muscle tone.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Dystonia, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT02076581
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Inc.
Parkinson, Dystonia
Sensorimotor Integration in Monogenic Parkinson-dystonia Syndromes
Hereditary Parkinson and dystonia syndromes are rare, as are people who carry the predisposition for Parkinson or dystonia but do not have symptoms.
- Conditions
- Parkinson, Dystonia, DYT3, DYT5
- Trial name
- SensoMo-PD (NCT05713721)
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Video-based clinical examination, 24 hours drug withdrawal of dopaminergic medication
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Dystonia, Tremor
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Dystonia and Tremor
The study will include subjects diagnosed with Dystonic Tremor (DT), Essential Tremor (ET), and healthy controls in the age range of 21-80 years. Electroencephalography (EEG) will be used as the primary outcome measure.
- Trial name
- NCT04299087
- Testing
- repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Spastic Dysphonia, Healthy
Study of Air Stream in Voice Production
This study will investigate and compare the air stream during voice production in patients with abductor spasmodic dysphonia and in normal volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00015795
- Testing
- airway interruption test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonia, Primary
Task-dependent Operation of a Mechanism Intracortical Inhibition in Dystonia
Cortical excitability depends on inhibitory mechanisms efficiency among which long latency intracortical inhibition (LICI) can be studied by paired pulses transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
- Trial name
- LICIdystonie (NCT03381456)
- Testing
- LICI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Cervical Dystonia
Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Botulax® Versus Botox® in Patients With Cervical Dystonia
To determine the efficacy and safety of Botulax® in treatment of cervical dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT04171258
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A injection, Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection [Botox]
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugel
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
Dystonia, Focal Dystonia
Brain Changes in Blepharospasm
This study will examine the role of certain areas of the brain in blepharospasm, a type of dystonia (abnormality of movement and muscle tone) that causes unwanted or uncontrollable blinking or closing of the eyelids.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Focal Dystonia, Cerebellar Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00487383
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngeal Dystonia
rTMS in Spasmodic Dysphonia
Focal dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by excessive involuntary muscle contractions of any body part. Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a type of focal dystonia characterized by excessive contraction of…
- Trial name
- NCT02957942
- Testing
- 1Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
DYT-1, DYT1
Can Short Latency Afferent Inhibition Give us Clues to Better DYT 1 Dystonia Treatments?
This is a research study using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate interactions between the sensory system and the motor cortex in primary generalized dystonia (DYT1 dystonia) subjects who undergo deep brain…
- Conditions
- DYT-1, DYT1, DYT 1, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT01435681
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor
Sensory Gating Measured With Microelectrode Recording (MER) During Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an FDA approved, and widely used method for treating the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), Essential Tremor (ET), Dystonia and Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02320266
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Refractory Cervicothoracic Myofascial Pain Syndrome (CMPS), Cervical Dystonia
Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox) for the Treatment of Cervical Dystonia and Upper Thoracic Muscular Pain
The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of injections of Botox (botulinum toxin type A) for the treatment of chronic neck pain. Botox is an approved treatment for patients with cervical dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT00178945
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin Type A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Movement Disorder, Focal Dystonia
Movement-Related Brain Networks Involved in Hand Dystonia
This study will use various methods to measure the activity of the motor cortex (the part of the brain that controls movements) in order to learn more about focal hand dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT00137384
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy, Dystonia
Abnormal Movements, Cerebellum and Sensorimotor : Oculomotor Study
Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary, sustained, often repetitive muscle contractions of opposite muscles that lead to abnormal twisting movements or odd postures.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Dystonia, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- MOUVADOC (NCT01495897)
- Testing
- Tracking eye movement, Tracking eye movement under deep brain stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France