Clinical trials: Motor Neuron Disorder
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Longitudinal Assessment of Autonomic and Sensory Nervous System in ALS
The goal of this interventional non-pharmacological study is to evaluate, using a multimodal approach, the progression of autonomic and sensory involvement in in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients enrolled within 18…
- Trial name
- NCT05747937
- Testing
- Skin biopsy, Cardiovascular Reflexes testing, Administration of clinical scales evaluating autonomic symptoms, pain small fiber neuropathy symptoms
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Bioavailability of GDC-0134 and the Effect of Food and Proton Pump Inhibitor on Pharmacokinetics of GDC-0134 in Healthy Female Participants
This study will evaluate the pharmacokinetics and safety of GDC-0134 in healthy female volunteers of non-childbearing potential.
- Trial name
- NCT03237741
- Testing
- Reference capsule GDC-0134, Prototype capsule GDC-0134, rabeprazole
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Genentech, Inc.
Corticobasal Syndrome, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Diagnosing Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
To establish diagnostic tools to make an accurate clinical and pathological diagnosis of patients with clinical FTLD syndromes
- Conditions
- Corticobasal Syndrome, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia, Semantic Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT02964637
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Spinal Cord Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis
AIM's Writing for Healing: A Workshop for Individuals Living With Paralysis
The UAB Institute for Arts In Medicine (AIM) is currently implementing an expressive emotional writing pilot project for adults with paralysis caused by neurological conditions such as traumatic head or spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Transverse Myelitis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT04721717
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
SMN Circular RNAs as Potential Biomarkers for the Therapeutic Response to Nusinersen in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients
The first cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA; Nusinersen) has been approved by FDA in 2017. Although it improves the clinical picture of most SMA patients, not all exhibit the same response to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT05761262
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Prospective Evaluation of Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy:
SPOT SMA is a prospective NIH-supported clinical study targeting pre-symptomatic or recently diagnosed infants and children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) types 1, 2, or 3 and their healthy control siblings less than 36…
- Trial name
- SPOTSMA (NCT02831296)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Healthy Subjects
High Intensity Training in Patients With Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
We want investigate if high intensity training can increase daily functionality without causing muscle damage in patients Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy .
- Trial name
- HIT in Kennedy (NCT02156141)
- Testing
- Supervised high intensity training, Optional training, Control period
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karen Brorup Heje Pedersen
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Genetic Study of Familial and Sporadic ALS/Motor Neuron Disease, Miyoshi Myopathy and Other Neuromuscular Disorders
The investigators laboratory has been studying families with a history of ALS for more than 30 years and is continuing to use new ways to understand how genes may play a role in ALS, motor neuron disease and other neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, PLS, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01459302
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
Phenotype, Genotype & Biomarkers in ALS and Related Disorders
The goals of this study are: (1) to better understand the relationship between the phenotype and genotype of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related diseases, including primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), hereditary spastic…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- Trial name
- NCT02327845
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 708 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's Disease (PD)
The Meals Study for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease
Brief summary template The goal of this trial is to test the feasibility and efficacy of the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (the MIND diet) in people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)…
- Trial name
- Meals (NCT07625605)
- Testing
- The MIND diet
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MND (Motor Neurone DIsease)
MND Together: Phase 1
This project consists of two workstreams, both of which will be mixed-methods and aim to develop a national UK picture of current care coordination for people with MND, including observations of barriers and facilitators.
- Trial name
- NCT07393932
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
Healthy Volunteer, Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
A Study to Learn About the Safety of BIIB115 Injections and How BIIB115 is Processed in the Bodies of Healthy Adult Male Volunteers and of Pediatric Participants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Who Previously Took Onasemnogene Abeparvovec
In this study, researchers will learn about a study drug called BIIB115 in healthy adult male volunteers and in participants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This study will focus on children with SMA.
- Trial name
- NCT05575011
- Testing
- BIIB115
- Where
- 16 sites in Belgium, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I
Psychological Evaluation of the Parental Experience of Newborn Screening for Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy in the Grand Est and Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions
The systematic inclusion of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in France's neonatal genetic screening (NGS) program, scheduled for September 2025, represents a major milestone in public health.
- Trial name
- PSYSMA (NCT07208903)
- Testing
- focus group discussions, Interview with the psychologist
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Dementia, Movement Disorders
Comparison of NeuroEXPLORER PET/CT Versus Standard-of-care PET/CT of the Head and Neck Region.
The goal of this clinical study is to compare the current standard-of-care PET/CT scanner with the new NeuroEXPLORER PET/CT, with the aim of demonstrating the added diagnostic value of the new scanner.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Movement Disorders, ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT07595666
- Testing
- Standard-of-care PET/CT, NeuroEXPLORER
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- prof. dr. Koen Van Laere
ALS, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Systems Biology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The goal of this observational study is to identify molecular features in multiple clinical samples and/or the patient environment that are associated with ALS.
- Trial name
- NCT07007390
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Viome
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome
Impairments of Neuro-muscular Communication in Motor-Neuron Disease: A Bio-Marker for Early and Personalised Diagnosis
Motor neuron disease (MND) or ALS is a nervous system disease. ALS leads to a loss of movement ability that eventually leads to death. At the moment, there is no known treatment for ALS.
- Conditions
- ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome, Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Trial name
- MotorMarker (NCT05663008)
- Testing
- 128 electrode electroencephalography (EEG), Bipolar surface electromyography (sEMG), High-density electromyography (HD-EMG)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dublin, Trinity College
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
From Movement Preparation to Gait Execution in ALS
This research program will focus on gait initiation and postural control in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients, by comparing patients with vs without postural instability (but also in comparison to controls), by using a…
- Trial name
- GAITALS (NCT01874808)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Remote Speech and Swallowing Assessment in ALS
The investigators propose a longitudinal home study of ALS patients to measure the severity of speech and swallowing (bulbar) impairment via a smartphone-based, remote speech and swallow assessment (rSSA).
- Trial name
- NCT04889898
- Testing
- Digital recording of speech and swallow sounds using the Beiwe Digital Health App on a personal smartphone, Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS), Speech Intelligibility Test (SIT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Establishing Walking-related Digital Biomarkers in Rare Childhood Onset Progressive Neuromuscular Disorders
The purpose of this research is (1) to identify disease specific walking-related digital biomarkers of disease severity, and (2) monitor longitudinal changes in natural environments, for extended periods of time, in DMD and SMA.
- Trial name
- NCT06839469
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Genetics of Pediatric-Onset Motor Neuron and Neuromuscular Diseases
The goal of this study is to establish a genetic registry of patients with early-onset motor neuron and neuromuscular diseases. The investigators will collect samples from patients with a motor neuron or a neuromuscular disorder…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy With Respiratory Distress 1
- Trial name
- NCT02532244
- Testing
- sample collection
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic