Clinical trials: Movement, Abnormal
Huntington Disease
28-Day Study of SAGE-718 on Functioning Capacity in Participants With Huntington's Disease
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the magnitude of the baseline difference between participants with early Huntington's Disease (HD) and healthy participants (HP) with respect to measures of cognitive performance.
- Trial name
- NCT05358821
- Testing
- SAGE-718
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Huntington's Disease
Examination of Quantitative Electroencephalographic (QEEG) Biomarkers in Huntington's Disease
The pace of basic science research defining the mechanisms of selective neuronal degeneration in Huntington disease (HD) has far exceeded the pace of translation of this information into clinically effective treatments for the…
- Trial name
- HD (NCT00670709)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Tremor
Electrophysiological Study of the Effects of Limb Cooling on Essential Tremor
To determine the effects of upper limb forearm cooling on Essential Tremor upper limb tremor using a more practical method of limb cooling through a forearm cold pack.
- Trial name
- NCT01093027
- Testing
- 15 - 30, 30 - 15
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Essential Tremor, Tremor
Functional Imaging of Tremor Circuits and Mechanisms of Treatment Response
Essential Tremor (ET) is the most common tremor disorder, currently affecting an estimated 2.9 million Americans and leading to disability and decreased quality of life in 75% of cases.
- Trial name
- NCT02495883
- Testing
- Ethanol, Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Siderosis, Neurological Disorder
Audiovestibular Function in Infratentorial Superficial Siderosis
One in six people in the United Kingdom and over 400 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss. This figure will double by 2050 as predicted by the World Health Organisation.
- Conditions
- Siderosis, Neurological Disorder, Rare Diseases, Age Related Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- AViSS (NCT04200664)
- Testing
- Hearing assessment, Vestibular/balance assessment, Quality of life assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Tremor
Voice Tremor in Spasmodic Dysphonia: Central Mechanisms and Treatment Response
The proposed research aims to determine brain abnormalities in patients with spasmodic dysphonia (SD) and voice tremor (VT) as the basis for characterization of central mechanisms underlying symptom improvement following the use…
- Trial name
- NCT01961297
- Testing
- Sodium oxybate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kristina Simonyan
Psychiatric Emergency, Aggression
TREC-Lebanon: A Trial for Rapid Tranquilisation for Agitated Patients in the Emergency Setting
This is a randomised controlled trial comparing haloperidol + promethazine versus haloperidol + promethazine + chlorpromazine for agitated patients in the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Psychiatric Emergency, Aggression, Agitation
- Trial name
- TREC (NCT03639558)
- Testing
- Haloperidol + Promethazine + Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol + Promethazine
- Where
- 2 sites in Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joseph Dib
Agitation,Psychomotor, Haloperidol Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use
Inhaled Loxapine vs Intramuscular (IM) Haloperidol + Lorazepam for Agitation
The primary objective of this study is to determine the noninferiority of inhaled loxapine compared to intramuscular haloperidol/lorazepam on agitation reduction at 120 minutes.
- Conditions
- Agitation,Psychomotor, Haloperidol Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use, Lorazepam Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use, Loxapine Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use
- Trial name
- loxapine (NCT03110900)
- Testing
- Haloperidol + lorazepam, Loxapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Healthy Patterns Sleep Study
The Healthy Patterns Study intervention is a home-based activity intervention designed to improve symptoms of circadian rhythm disorders (CRD) and quality of life (QOL) in home-dwelling persons with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03682185
- Testing
- Attention-Control Condition, Timed Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Schizophrenia
Pharmacologically-augmented Cognitive Therapies (PACTs) for Schizophrenia.
This application seeks renewed support for MH59803, "Dopaminergic substrates of startle gating across species," to extend a clear path of "bench-to-bedside" progress towards a critical paradigm shift in therapeutic models for…
- Trial name
- NCT02634684
- Testing
- Dextroamphetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Suicide, Depression
Cranial Electric Stimulation to Modify Suicide Risk Factors in Psychiatric Inpatients.
This pilot study aims to investigate whether a treatment called cranial electric stimulation or CES can decrease risk factors for suicide. The specific CES device we will use is called Alpha-Stim®.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia
- Trial name
- NCT02846740
- Testing
- Alpha-Stim®., Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and agitated behavior Scale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Huntington Disease, Irritability
Evaluating the Efficacy of Dextromethorphan/Quinidine in Treating Irritability in Huntington's Disease
The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy and safety of dextromethorphan/quinidine 20mg/10mg (DM/Q 20mg/10mg) in patients with irritability due to Huntington's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03854019
- Testing
- Dextromethorphan/quinidine 20mg/10mg (DM/Q 20mg/10mg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Spasmodic Dysphonia
Laryngeal Vibration for Spasmodic Dysphonia
The general aim of the research is to provide scientific evidence that vibro-tactile stimulation (VTS) represents a non-invasive form of neuromodulation that can induce measurable improvements in the speech of people with…
- Trial name
- SD-VTS (NCT03746509)
- Testing
- Laryngeal Vibration (Treatment), Laryngeal Vibration (Comparator)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Schizophrenia, Cerebellar Ataxia
A TAK-831-1001, Single and Multiple Rising Dose Study in Healthy Participants
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of single and multiple rising doses of TAK-831 in healthy participants.
- Trial name
- NCT02566759
- Testing
- TAK-831 Oral Suspension, TAK-831 Tablet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurocrine Biosciences
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
Sleep Disturbances, Depression
Methodology Issues in a Tailored Light Treatment for Persons With Dementia
Tailored light treatment will increase sleep efficiency, reduce depression and reduce agitation scores in those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
- Trial name
- NCT01816152
- Testing
- High Active intervention, Inactive intervention, Mid Level Active Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Scapular Dyskinesis
Effect of Inhibitory Kinesio-tape of the Upper Trapezius on Lower Trapezius Muscle Excitation
Shoulder pain increases excitation (or activity) of the upper trapezius (UT) and reduces excitation in lower trapezius (LT). Despite inconclusive evidence, kinesio-tape (KT) is often used to modify muscular excitation within the…
- Trial name
- NCT04711447
- Testing
- kinesio-tape
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trisha Scribbans
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Functional Studies of Novel Genes Mutated in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia II: Genotype to Phenotype
The purpose of this study is to measure mucociliary clearance (MCC) in groups of subjects with the disease Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) caused by mutations in different genes, and compare to healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04901715
- Testing
- Albuterol, Technetium99m - Sulfur Colloid (Tc99m-SC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Dyskinesias, Movement Disorders
Developing Objective Measures of Levodopa Induced Dyskinesia: (Study 1)
The ultimate goal of this proposal is to reduce dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients. Dyskinesias are abnormal movements, often caused by the standard treatment for PD symptoms, levodopa.
- Conditions
- Dyskinesias, Movement Disorders, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00467597
- Testing
- Levodopa (delivered intravenously)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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