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NCT01579266

Validating a New Writer s Cramp Scale

Completed Last updated 22 October 2019
What this trial tests

trial in Dystonia in 16 participants. Completed in 25 October 2016.

Timeline
21 March 2012
25 October 2016

Quick facts

Lead sponsorNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment16
Start date21 March 2012
Estimated completion25 October 2016
Sites1 location across United States

Conditions studied

Sponsor

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Who can join

Adults 18 to 99, any sex, with Dystonia. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Background: \- People with writer s cramp develop tightness in arm muscles and abnormal hand posture when writing, which makes writing difficult or impossible. At present, there is no suitable rating scale to measure the symptoms of or disability associated with writer s cramp. Researchers want to videotape people performing simple writing tasks. They will then compare the performance of people with writer s cramp on these tasks to those of people without writer s cramp. This information will help develop a rating scale to evaluate writer s cramp. Objectives: \- To develop a new rating scale for writer s cramp. Eligibility: \- Individuals at least 18 years of age who have writer s cramp. Design: * Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. * Participants will have one outpatient study visit that will last about 3 hours. * Participants will perform tasks related to writing, such as writing passages and drawing spirals and loops. They will be videotaped during these tasks. They will repeat some of the writing tasks three more times; on paper attached to a writing tablet, directly on the writing tablet, and on a computer tablet. * The angles made by the joints will be measured at rest not while writing healthy volunteers.

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