Cervical dystonia, confirming the discriminative value of a new diagnostic method

Completed

• Conditions: cervical dystonia; spasmodic torticollis; wry neck; 10028037

• Registration Number: NL-OMON40531
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with idiopatic cervical dystonia
Age of onset *26
botulinum toxin treatment naive or last treatment more then 3 months ago
Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Fixed dystonia (often considered a sign of psychogenic torticollis)
Secondary dystonia
Use of neuropharmaceuticals
Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The accuracy of the new method in muscle selection. The accuracy will be<br /><br>calculated using the diagnostic odds ratio, sensitivity and specificity. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The differences in characteristics and distribution of abnormal activation<br /><br>patterns between CD patients and FT patients .<br /><br><br /><br>Additional outcome in CD patients that are currently receiving BTX treatment:<br /><br>The differences in characteristics and prevalence of abnormal activation<br /><br>patterns before and after botulinum toxin treatment.</p><br>