Clinical trials: Musician's Focal Hand Dystonia
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Singer's Dystonia
Brain Networks in Dystonia
To date, there is only limited knowledge about the distinct neural abnormalities that lead to the development of different forms of focal dystonia.
- Conditions
- Spasmodic Dysphonia, Singer's Dystonia, Writer's Cramp, Musician's Focal Hand Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT03042962
- Testing
- MRI, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Focal Hand Dystonia, Musician's Dystonia
Somatosensory Processing in Focal Hand Dystonia
Patients with focal dystonia experience uncontrollable movements of the hand during certain types of skilled movements. Though the origin of the disorder is not fully understood, it is thought that brain areas involved in moving…
- Conditions
- Focal Hand Dystonia, Musician's Dystonia, Writer's Cramp, Dystonic Cramp
- Trial name
- NCT00579033
- Testing
- Tactile training + rTMS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Dystonia, Focal Dystonia
Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Focal Hand Dystonia
Researchers want to test a procedure called deep brain simulation (DBS) to treat focal hand dystonia (FHD). A device called a neurostimulator is placed in the chest.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Focal Dystonia, Musician's Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT02911103
- Testing
- DBS surgery, Medtronic Activa Rechargeable System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonia
Incobotulinum Toxin A (Xeomin®) As A Treatment For Focal Task-Specific Dystonia Of The Musician's Hand
The investigational drug being studied in this protocol is Incobotulinumtoxin A (Xeomin®). Botulinum toxin (BoNT) prevents the release of the acetylcholine from peripheral nerves, inhibiting muscle contractions.
- Trial name
- NCT02107261
- Testing
- incobotulinumtoxin A
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai