Search / Trial NCT00001208

Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Involuntary Movement Disorders

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS) · Nov 3, 1999

Trial Information

Current as of December 10, 2023

Recruiting

Keywords

Botulinum Toxin Btw Natural History

Description

The efficacy of botulinum toxin (BTX) has now been demonstrated for a variety of diseases associated with involuntary muscles spasms or movement. The application of botulinum toxin therapy to movement disorders requires treatment tailored to the individual patient and specific techniques of injection. This protocol 1) allows us to follow the natural history of subjects with movement disorders who receive standard botox injections for treatment of movement disorders and 2) allows us to provide botulinum toxin injections for patients participating in other studies on the physiology of sensori...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Patients 2 years and older, will be eligible for participation if they have a disorder that, in the judgment of the treating physician, might be amenable to treatment with BTX.
  • Applicable disorders include but are not limited to dystonia, hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm, tremor, spasmodic dysphonia, tics, vocal fold tremor, oral lingual dyskinesia, tardive dyskinesia, spasticity, and spasmodic dysphonia.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Women who are planning on becoming pregnant, are pregnant or breastfeeding, for the duration of the condition.
  • Subjects who require treatment with an aminoglycoside antibiotic, until treatment is complete.
  • For laryngeal injections, subjects must have a paradoxical vocal fold movement with intermittent stridor due to either gastroesophageal reflux or emotional disorders.

Attachments

readout_NCT00001208_2023-12-10.pdf

4.5 MB

NCT00001208_study_protocol.pdf

4.5 MB

About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

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Estimated completion

Ongoing

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20 September 2023

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