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Cooperative Huntington's Observational Research Trial

Conditions
Huntington Disease
Registration Number
NCT00313495
Lead Sponsor
HP Therapeutics Foundation
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to collect prospective data from individuals who are part of a Huntington Disease (HD) family, in order to relate phenotypes between individuals and families with each other and genetic factors in order to learn more about HD, develop potential treatments for HD, and to plan for future research studies of experimental drugs aimed at slowing or postponing the onset and progression of HD.

Detailed Description

COHORT (Cooperative Huntington Observational Research Trial) is a coordinated research effort by Huntington Study Group research centers worldwide to prospectively collect data from consenting individuals who are affected by Huntington's disease (HD) and who are part of an HD family. The systematically accrued data from annual prospective assessments will relate clinical characteristics (phenotypes) between families with genetic and environmental factors. The knowledge from these relationships will better inform us about the onset and progression of HD, help identify potential interventions for HD, and aid in planning research studies of experimental treatments aimed at slowing or postponing the onset of HD. The consented collection of biological samples will further provide research material and correlative data for scientists to identify biomarkers that parallel the development and progression of HD. Identification of biomarkers will in turn contribute to our understanding of HD and enhance the efficiency and power of disease-modifying therapeutic trials.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
5000
Inclusion Criteria
  • (1) MANIFEST/PRE-MANIFEST HD: Individuals of any age who are affected by HD OR an individual 18 years or older who - has tested positive for the HD gene.
  • (2) INDIVIDUALS AT RISK: An individual 18 years or older who has not undergone DNA testing for the mutation responsible for HD and who is a first degree relative (parent, sibling, child) of an individual with Manifest or pre-manifest HD OR an older adolescent 15 to 17 years of age who has a parent with manifest HD or pre-manifest HD enrolled in COHORT.
  • (3) ADULTS AT SECONDARY RISK: An individual 18 years of age or older who has not undergone DNA testing for the mutation responsible for HD and is a grandparent or grandchild of an individual enrolled in COHORT who has manifest HD or pre-manifest HD
  • (4) CONTROL: A spouse or caregiver, 18 years of age or older, of an individual enrolled in COHORT who has manifest HD or pre-manifest HD
  • (5) ADULT GENE NEGATIVE: An individual, 18 years of age or older, with a family history of HD who has undergone DNA testing and does not carry the genetic mutation responsible for HD.
Exclusion Criteria
  • (1) Anyone who does not fit the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (52)

University of Pennsylvania

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Southwestern Medical Center

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

🇨🇦

Markham, Ontario, Canada

University of Miami School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Indiana University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

University of Cincinnati

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Duke University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

University of California, San Francisco

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Colorado Neurological Institute

🇺🇸

Littleton, Colorado, United States

UCLA School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

University of California, San Diego

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Institutue for Neurodegenerative Disorders

🇺🇸

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

University of Iowa

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Emory University

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

University of California, Davis

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

Medical College of Georgia

🇺🇸

Augusta, Georgia, United States

The Cleveland Clinic

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

University of Utah

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

University of Connecticut

🇺🇸

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

University of Calgary Medical Clinic

🇨🇦

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

University of Alabama at Birmingham

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University of South Florida

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Hennepin County Medical Center

🇺🇸

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Boston University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Hereditary Neurological Disease Center

🇺🇸

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Rush University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Chicago

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ohio State University

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbia University

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Hotel-Dieu Hospital-CHUM

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

University of British Columbia

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Albany Medical College

🇺🇸

Albany, New York, United States

Booth Gardner Parkinsons Center

🇺🇸

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Graylands, Selby-Lemnos & Special Care Health Services

🇦🇺

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

London Health Sciences Centre

🇨🇦

London, Ontario, Canada

University of Rochester

🇺🇸

Rochester, New York, United States

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

🇺🇸

Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States

Johns Hopkins University

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

University of Maryland

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

University of Virginia

🇺🇸

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

University of Pittsburgh

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Halifax Infirmary

🇨🇦

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

University of Tennessee-Memphis

🇺🇸

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Westmead Hospital

🇦🇺

Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia

Movement Disorder Clinic Deer Lodge Centre

🇨🇦

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The University of Melbourne

🇦🇺

Kew, Victoria, Australia

Baylor College of Medicine

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Movement Disorders Clinic, Deer Lodge Centre

🇨🇦

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

University of Louisville

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

University of Kansas Medical Center

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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