Instrumented Data Exchange for Ataxia Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6, Friedreich Ataxia

In brief

This research study is testing body-worn sensors to measure movement during simple tests of coordination, in order to evaluate the progression and severity of ataxia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04268147

Run by

University of Chicago

People needed

128

Starts

2019-06-01

Expected to finish

2024-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-08-05

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• SCA 1, 2, 3, 6, and FA with mutations in the pathogenic range confirmed from genetic testing
• SCA: aged 18-75 years
• FA: aged 12-30, diagnosed between ages 5-25
• community dwelling
• physically/cognitively capable of consenting/assenting and complying with the protocol based on investigator's judgement
• able to walk independently 10 yards without an assistive device
• able to sit or stand unassisted for 30 seconds
• no other neurological or musculoskeletal disorder that could affect mobility
• no other history of head injury, vestibular function, stroke, or other disorders that could affect mobility
• willing and able to participate in a 2-year study
• consent to be video recorded while performing study assessments

You may not qualify if…

• dementia that limits subjects' ability to follow directions
• pain that limits mobility
• SCA: enrolled in a clinical drug trial

Where it is running

• University of California-Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
• The University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Johns Hopkins Medicine — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Mass General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States

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