Status:
COMPLETED
Static Graviceptive Functions in Patients With Cervical Dystonia (CD)
Lead Sponsor:
Kirsten Elwischger
Conditions:
Cervical Dystonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this experimental pilot study is to test the effect of normalization of the head position on the sense of balance at patients with cervical dystonia under routine botulinum toxin treatm...
Detailed Description
Background: The pathophysiological mechanism of cervical dystonia remains unclear. Affection of static graviceptive function has been shown in these patients by measuring the Subjective Visual Vertic...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Idiopathic CD and willing to participate on the study,
- Isolated laterocollis or laterocollis and torticollis with maximum of 15°rotation
- Aged 18-80 years,
- Under routine treatment with botulinum toxin
Exclusion
- Patients and Control
- History of vestibular disorders
- Patients
- Torticollis with \>15°rotation
- Secondary CD (structural MRI lesions, Mb. Wilson)
- Contraindication for intramuscular botulinum toxin therapy: bleeding disorder or anticoagulation therapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01180270
Start Date
June 1 2010
End Date
January 1 2012
Last Update
January 31 2012
Active Locations (1)
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1
Department of neurology, Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1090