Study aims to understand inherited walking stiffness disorders
Part of Brain & nervous system, Genetic & congenital clinical trials.
This study looks at the causes and biology (“biomarkers”) of hereditary spastic paraplegias and related conditions. You may join as someone with the condition, a family member without symptoms, or a healthy person, to help researchers understand what’s happening in the nervous system.
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Who can take part
- You must have an official diagnosis of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) or a related disorder, or be an eligible family member, or be an unrelated healthy control
- If you are a family member, you must be 1st or 2nd degree related and able to provide informed consent
- If you are a healthy control, you must not have a nervous system disease or movement disorder
- You must be able to read, understand, and sign the consent form (or have a legal representative if required)
- You must be willing and able to follow the study steps and visits
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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