16
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
January 7, 2017
Study Completion Date
January 7, 2017
Botox injection
Participants will receive a tailored dose of Botox to address their Cervical Dystonia symptoms
Physical Therapy
Participants will undergo physical therapy sessions with a physical therapist trained in movement disorders. Participants will be instructed to continue these exercises five times per week, and will be called weekly by the investigator to check progress.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
For these tests, participants will sit in a chair that looks like one found at the dentist's office. A nerve stimulator will be placed on the wrist of the right hand to stimulate the median and ulnar nerves. The intensity of the nerve stimulator will be gradually increased until the right thumb begins to twitch. A magnetic coil will be placed on the scalp on the left side of the head, overlying the brain's motor cortex, to stimulate the brain's output to the muscles in the opposite hand. This procedure will be repeated using the left wrist and the right side of the head.
University of Florida, Gainesville
Collaborators (1)
American Academy of Neurology
OTHER
National Ataxia Foundation
OTHER
American Brain Foundation
OTHER
University of Florida
OTHER