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A Multimodal Approach to Cervical Dystonia Treatment With Association of Botulinum Toxin and Motor Learning Techniques

Italy20 participantsStarted 2016-03-16

Plain-language summary

the aim of this study protocol is to describe, using a longitudinal study, a multimodal approach of treatment of cervical dystonia with botulinum toxin (BoNTA) and a new rehabilitation protocol named SPRInt (Sensory-motor perceptive rehabilitation integrated) approach based on motor learning techniques and spatial rehabilitation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * more than 18 yo * diagnosis of idiopathic cervical dystonia * disease duration more than 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of secondary dystonia on previously performed neuroimaging data (ie structural lesion of cervical spine, vascular or traumatic brain injuries) * history of neuroleptic drug treatment (antidopaminergic drugs) * associated neurological illness * botulinum toxin treatment in the 3 previous months before recruitment * head tremor without dystonic posturing

What they're measuring

Dystonia phenomenology improvement

Timeframe: every six weeks during six months time

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03247868

SponsorFondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-03-28

Contact for this trial

Anna Castagna, MD

+39 02 40308075 acastagna@dongnocchi.it

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