Integration of the Cervical Proprioceptive Signals in Patients With Cervical Dystonia (STAC2)

Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Dystonia

Treatments: Device: Electromyogram

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT02834871

SSA_2014_23

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the cervical muscular force control , taking into account the proprioceptive signals, in patients with and without cervical dystonia.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• patients presenting focal or segmental cervical dystonia diagnosed by a neurologist expert in the diseases with abnormal movements
• having signed a consent for study participation

No Inclusion Criteria:

Neurological affection other than cervical dystonia (typical or atypical parkinsonism, other ...)

• Severe pain, trauma or disease of the cervical spine known or suspected other than cervical dystonia requiring treatment in the last 6 months
• Ongoing neuroleptic treatment
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Lack of insurance coverage

For patients, are added the following no inclusion criteria are added:

• Trembling cervical dystonia
• Injection of botulinum toxin in the past three months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

patients with cervical dystonia

Other group

Description:

Computerized assessment of the cervical muscular force and with electromyogram in patients with cervical dystonia

Treatment:

Device: Electromyogram

patients without cervical dystonia

Other group

Description:

Computerized assessment of the cervical muscular force and with electromyogram in patients without cervical dystonia

Treatment:

Device: Electromyogram