Clinical trials: Motor Neuron Disorder
Muscle Tone Poor, Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Myotonometer Intra- and Inter Examiner Reliability on Spinal Muscular Atrophy
The primary aim of the study was to measure the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of MyotonPRO in measuring postural muscle tone and mechanical properties in individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
- Trial name
- NCT05521217
- Testing
- MyotonPRO
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease
A Systematic Investigation of Phonetic Complexity Effects on Articulatory Motor Performance in Progressive Dysarthria
The goal is to improve the fundamental knowledge about articulatory motor performance in people with Lou Gehrig's disease (also known as ALS) and Parkinson's disease (PD), in order to develop more sensitive assessments for…
- Trial name
- NCT03613038
- Testing
- Phonetic complexity effects on speech motor performance
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Ondine Syndrome, Healthy
Cognitive Consequences of an Activation of the Cortical Drive to Breath (VENTIPSY)
The purpose of the study is to measure the negative cognitive consequences of the ventilation under pathological or experimental cortical drive to breath.
- Conditions
- Ondine Syndrome, Healthy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- VENTIPSY (NCT03095729)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Association pour le Développement et l'Organisation de la Recherche en Pneumologie et sur le Sommeil
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alzheimer Disease
Exploratory Evaluation of [11C]MPC6827
This is a phase 0 study that will enable an assessment of biodistribution and estimation of absorbed dose in humans based on data collected from five healthy volunteers, which is typically the minimum number required by the FDA…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alzheimer Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT04575727
- Testing
- [11C]MPC6827
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Developing a Discrimination Model to Diagnose ALS
To combine several brain imaging techniques to develop a new diagnostic test to help with earlier diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01995903
- Testing
- MRI(magnetic resonance imaging)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Counterfactual Thinking in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The properness of our past choices and action is usually judged according to what could have been if we had behaved differently.
- Trial name
- CFTSLA (NCT05768646)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological instruments
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Study to Evaluate the QTC Interval in Healthy Volunteers Dosed With Dexpramipexole (QTC = Electrocardiogram (ECG) Interval Measured From the Onset of the QRS Complex to the End of the T Wave Corrected for Heart Rate)
To evaluate whether dexpramipexole prolongs the QTc interval when orally administered to healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01511029
- Testing
- Dexpramipexole, Moxifloxacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Knopp Biosciences
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Prenatal Carrier Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Among Thai Pregnant Women
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) prenatal carrier screening is recommended by American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) and American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG).
- Trial name
- NCT04859179
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy
Investigational Use of Neuromuscular Ultrasound
Background: Current techniques used to measure the health and function of a person s nerves and muscles are generally effective, but they do have limits.
- Conditions
- Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Motor Neuron Disorder, Normal Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT05237973
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of FHND1002 Granules in Healthy Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of FHND1002 granules in healthy adult volunteers.
- Trial name
- FHND1002-Ⅰ (NCT06782958)
- Testing
- 50mg FHND1002, 100mg FHND1002, 150 mg FHND1002
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Chia Tai Fenghai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Motor Neuron Disease
Technical Evaluation of Earswitch Phase B
The Earswitch is a demonstrated proof-of-concept that detects the voluntary contraction of a small muscle in the ear, called the tensor tympani (TT) muscle, which can be effectively used as an input switch.
- Trial name
- NCT06090448
- Testing
- EarSwitch device
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Derivation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells From an Existing Collection of Human Somatic Cells
Induced pluripotent stem cells potentially may be useful in the future as an unlimited source of cells for transplantation. The major goal of the project is to develop human iPS cells from various types of cell cultures or lines…
- Trial name
- NCT00801333
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder), Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Effects of Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Leg Muscle Activity and Posture in Parkinson's Disease
This study is designed to better understand the mechanisms contributing to impaired activation of leg muscles in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and to test if stimulation of a nerve at the neck can improve muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT07226284
- Testing
- Vagal nerve stimulation, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Salivary Biomarker Discovery by Raman Spectroscopy in ALS (SalivALS)
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE: The paucity of biomarkers for the diagnosis and monitoring of patients affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is one of the greatest concerns in ALS clinics and research.
- Trial name
- SalivALS (NCT04233099)
- Testing
- Raman analysis of saliva with data collection and analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Prognostic Value of a Diaphragmatic Endurance Test in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease which involves respiratory muscles and can lead at short term to respiratory failure.
- Trial name
- SLA (NCT02528071)
- Testing
- Diaphragmatic endurance test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Study of Dopamine and Serotonin Transporters in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Controls
The purpose of this study is to study the transporters of serotonin and dopamine in ALS patients in relation with the clinical phenotype, i.e., patients without stiffness, patients with pyramidal stiffness, patients with mixed…
- Trial name
- DOSERAL (NCT01160263)
- Testing
- SPECT : 123 I-FP-CIT (DATSCAN) and 123I-ADAM
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis &Amp; Other Neuromuscular Disorders
Interest of Measuring P2X4 Receptors on Blood Monocytes as a Diagnostic Marker in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: P2X4 as a Diagnostic Biomarker for ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of motor neuron disease and is characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons leading to progressive paralysis and death within 3 to 5 years after diagnosis.
- Trial name
- PALS (NCT07091799)
- Testing
- P2X4 receptors in blood samples
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Neuromuscular Diseases in Children, Respiratory Function Impaired
Respiratory Functions, Thoracoabdominal Movements and Exercise Capacity in Neuromuscular Diseases
The clinical trial titled "Investigation of Respiratory Functions, Thoracoabdominal Movements, and Exercise Capacity in Neuromuscular Diseases" aims to evaluate the respiratory functions, thoracoabdominal movements, and exercise…
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases in Children, Respiratory Function Impaired, Respiratory Insufficiency, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT06756633
- Testing
- Respiratory Function Test, Structured light plethysmography, 6 Minute Walking Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
ALS Spinal Cord Gray and White Matter Study
This study aims to measure in vivo the spinal cord gray and white matter in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and healthy persons that match the patients' age and sex using rAMIRA imaging, a novel Magnetic Resonance…
- Trial name
- NCT05764434
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis
PatientSpot Formerly Known as ArthritisPower
Patient Power is a patient research network and database (registry) to collect prospective information about demographics, self-reported diagnoses and medications, and willingness to participate in research from participants with…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Gout
- Trial name
- NCT03840928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Healthy Living Foundation