Clinical trials: Inherited Movement Disorders
Antiphospholipid (aPL)-Positive, Rheumatic Arthritis
MENA/Levant Epidemiological, Registry of Immunological & Clinical Traits (MERIT)
The primary objective of this multicenter observational registry is to characterize the clinical, epidemiological, and biological profiles of individuals of Middle Eastern, North African, and Levantine ancestry, including…
- Conditions
- Antiphospholipid (aPL)-Positive, Rheumatic Arthritis, Celiac Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Trial name
- MERIT (NCT07892651)
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Axiom Bioregistry
Huntington Disease
Move to Improve: Telehealth Exercise to Music for HD
The purpose of this study is to determine if a movement to music exercise program delivered via telehealth is feasible and safe for individuals with neurodegenerative disease and their caregivers (Aim 1).
- Trial name
- MtI (NCT05270681)
- Testing
- Movement to Music
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Huntington Disease
Behavioural Problems in Huntington Disease : Analysis and Enhancement of Caregiver and Patient Experience
The study hypothesis is that caregivers experience allows them to develop a lot of knowledge and know-how about behavioural problems in Huntington Disease and its consequences.
- Trial name
- HUNTEXPERT (NCT02218567)
- Testing
- questionnaire qualilty of life, psychological interview, psychological tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Parkinson Disease, Huntington Disease
Group Drum-Based Music Therapy Intervention for Parkinson's Disease/Huntington's Disease
Participants in this study (18-89 years) with Parkinson's disease or Huntington's disease receive drum classes twice a week for 12 weeks (24 lessons).
- Trial name
- NCT05157074
- Testing
- Group Drumming Music Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Huntington Disease
Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational Study
The purpose of this study is to define the natural history and experiences of people who are at risk for developing Huntington's disease but who do not know their genetic status.
- Trial name
- PHAROS (NCT00052143)
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,001 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huntington Study Group
Parkinson Disease, Huntington Disease
A PET Brain Imaging Study of mGluR5 in Subjects With Neuropsychiatric Conditions
Measurement of metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 (mGluR5) binding capacity in the brain, may be a valuable tool in the early detection, understanding, or evaluation of Parkinson disease (PD), Huntington disease (HD), Fragile…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Huntington Disease, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Fragile X Syndrome
- Trial name
- FPEB (NCT00870974)
- Testing
- [18F]FPEB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Development of IPS from Donated Somatic Cells of Patients with Neurological Diseases
Human fibroblasts and possibly other human somatic cells may be reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells by the forced expression of transcription factors (1-5).
- Trial name
- NCT00874783
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Huntington Disease
Early Biomarkers in Premanifest Huntington's Disease Gene Carriers: a Pilot Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if new, early biomarkers of the disease are available in presymptomatic genetic carriers of Huntington\'s diesase compared to healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- BIO-MH (NCT06626308)
- Testing
- brain functional MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Marfan's Syndrome With Ocular Manifestations, Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome
The Oscillation of Crystalline and Intraocular Lenses
The crystalline lens of the human eye helps to sharpen vision. There can be issues with the support/stability of the lens. This could be seen with the naked eye of an external observer or with the use of a slit lamp.
- Conditions
- Marfan's Syndrome With Ocular Manifestations, Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome, Cataract, Phakodonesis
- Trial name
- NCT04274634
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anglia Ruskin University
Huntington Disease, Alzheimer Disease
Striatum and Hippocampus on Different Time Scales
Time processing is fundamental to survival and goal reaching in humans. Different time scales (seconds, minutes, and beyond) are processed through specific cognitive processes involving different neural representations.
- Trial name
- e-Time (NCT05943054)
- Testing
- Temporal perception tasks
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Huntington Disease
Couple and Spouse Caregiver in Huntington's Disease
The objectives are to better document the psychosocial status and needs of caregiver of HD patients and understand the dyad functioning, facing the disease at various stages.
- Trial name
- COCOON (NCT04394767)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Tourette Syndrome in Children, Tourette Syndrome in Adolescence
Internet-based CBIT for Children With Chronic Tics
To evaluate the effect and acceptability of an Internet-based comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (ICBIT) in a sample of children and adolescents with Tic disorders.
- Conditions
- Tourette Syndrome in Children, Tourette Syndrome in Adolescence, Chronic Tic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04087616
- Testing
- ICBIT, waiting list
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv Medical Center
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3, Machado-Joseph Disease
Natural History of Oculomotor Neurophysiology in Ataxic and Pre-ataxic Carriers of SCA3/MJD
The study will consist of a prospective observation of subjects in a natural history design. Disease progression will be monitored through clinical scales and video-oculography.
- Trial name
- BIGPRO (NCT04229823)
- Testing
- Video-oculography, Clinical Scales, Genotyping
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Huntington Disease
Study of Huntington Patients in Connection With European Huntington's Disease Network (EHDN)
REGISTRY is a multi-centre, multi-national, prospective, observational study of Huntington's disease (HD) with a control group of volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01554033
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Primary Cervical Dystonia, DYT 1 Dystonia
Neuroimaging of Dystonia
The main purpose of this study is to investigate primary cervical dystonia as compared to healthy control subjects and DYT 1 dystonia as compared to healthy control subjects by examining cognitive measures, physical measures, and…
- Trial name
- NID (NCT02046447)
- Testing
- Primary Cervical Dystonia (Trihexyphenidyl), Controls Primary Cervical Dystonia (Trihexyphenidyl), DYT 1 Dystonia (Healthy Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Shoulder Pain, Neuromuscular Diseases
Understanding Control and Mechanisms of Shoulder Instability in FSHD
The aim of this study is to identify factors for shoulder instability in people with Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD). FSHD is a non-life limiting condition with symptoms presenting in the second decade of life (Evangelista…
- Conditions
- Shoulder Pain, Neuromuscular Diseases, Shoulder Injuries, Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT05239520
- Testing
- 3D movement analysis with surface electromyography and ultrasound
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Parkinson's Disease
The Parkinson's Genetic Research Study
The Parkinson's Genetic Research Study (PaGeR), headed by Dr. Cyrus Zabetian, is searching for genes that increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) and related disorders.
- Trial name
- PaGeR (NCT01558479)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Huntington Disease
Extracellular Vesicles for HD
The primary objective of this study is to discover blood-based biomarker of brain Huntingtin (HTT) protein using extracellular vesicles to be used in evaluating target engagement in HTT lowering clinical trials.
- Trial name
- NCT06082713
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Demyelinating Disease, Healthy
Magnetic Stimulation of the Human Nervous System
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive technique to gather information about brain function. It is very useful when studying the areas of the brain related to motor activity (motor cortex, corticospinal tract…
- Conditions
- Demyelinating Disease, Healthy, Lysosomal Storage Disease, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001780
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)