Testing ways to improve movement processing in children with dystonia
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at ways to improve how the brain processes movement in children and young people with dystonia. You may be asked to complete study tasks while researchers compare people with dystonia to similar children without movement disorders.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You (or your child) are between ages 5 and 25
- You can understand and take part in study activities
- If you have dystonia, a specialist paediatric neurologist must confirm it
- If you have genetic or “idiopathic” dystonia, MRI of the head must look normal
- If you have dystonia linked to birth complications (HIE, prematurity under 35 weeks, or kernicterus), there must be matching birth history and MRI findings
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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