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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON34213
NL-OMON34213
Completed
Phase 2

Botulinum toxin as a new treatment modality for jerky psychogenic movement disorders: a monocenter randomized controlled trial - Botulinum neurotoxin as treatment in psychogenic jerks

Academisch Medisch Centrum0 sites50 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
conversion disorder
Sponsor
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Enrollment
50
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Eligible patients for the study have at least one consistent type of jerk of psychogenic origin. Two movement disorder specialists have to agree on the diagnosis based on clinical characteristics and on additional investigations if considered necessary. The diagnosis of psychogenic jerks needs to have a \*definite\* or \*probable\* level of certainty for psychogenic movement disorders. The jerk of interest has to significantly disable the patient in his/her daily functioning according to the patient and the movement disorder specialists and needs to be performed by a muscle or muscles amendable to injection. The jerk of interest may be simple or complex if only treatment with BoNT is considered possible.

Exclusion Criteria

  • \* Age \< 18 years or \> 80 years;
  • \* Psychogenic jerk of interest present for \< 1 year;
  • \* Previous or current treatment with BoNT;
  • \* Legally incompetent adult;
  • \* Pregnancy;
  • \* Coagulation disorders;
  • \* Insufficient knowledge of Dutch language
  • \* No informed consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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