Genetics of Motor Learning
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Purpose
Background:
- New studies in human genetics have revealed information about genetic connections to memory and motor behavior. Researchers are interested in investigating the role of genetics in motor learning, in conjunction with related studies taking place in the Human Motor Control Section of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS). Participants in motor learning studies conducted at NINDS will be asked to provide blood samples for further evaluation.
Objectives:
- To create a repository of blood samples from patients and healthy subjects who are participating in NINDS motor learning studies.
Eligibility:
- Individuals between 18 and 100 years of age who are or will be participating in motor learning research studies at the National Institutes of Health.
Design:
- Blood draws for genetic testing will usually be done on the same day as the motor learning study. Participants will provide one blood sample for research.
- No treatment will be provided under this study.
| Condition |
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Parkinson's Disease Dystonic Disorders Focal Dystonia Movement Disorders |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | Genetics of Motor Learning |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 1000 |
| Study Start Date: | April 2010 |
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study is to create a bio-repository of blood samples from patients and healthy subjects who are participating in NINDS motor learning studies. Blood will be analyzed for BDNF and samples stored for future genetic studies. . A variety of genes that may affect motor learning are being increasingly identified, and variations among these genes, referred to as polymorphisms, may help explain individual differences.
STUDY POPULATION:
We will enroll up to five hundred healthy volunteers and five hundred volunteers with movement difficulties who are between the ages of 18 and 100 and who are already participating, or will be participating, in other protocols dealing with motor learning research studies at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
DESIGN:
This is an observational and repository protocol that involves a single blood sample for genetic analysis. This will allow the genetic characterization of subjects participating in motor learning protocols to be analyzed and tested for the role of genetics in motor learning results.
OUTCOME MEASURE:
We will compare genetic variations with the different behavioral, electrophysiologic, imaging, or other outcomes acquired in the associated motor learning studies. Thus, we will determine whether specific polymorphisms are associated with different measures of motor learning.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Anyone aged 18-100 years and participating in a motor learning study at NIH is eligible to participate in this study.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Anyone with impaired decisional capacity, inability to provide informed consent, or who is unable to safely give blood is not eligible to participate in this study.
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Elaine P Considine, R.N. | (301) 435-8518 | considinee@ninds.nih.gov |
| Contact: Mark Hallett, M.D. | (301) 496-9526 | hallettm@ninds.nih.gov |
| United States, Maryland | |
| National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | Recruiting |
| Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 | |
| Contact: For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office (PRPL) 800-411-1222 ext TTY8664111010 prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov | |
| Principal Investigator: | Mark Hallett, M.D. | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications:
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01105845 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 100092, 10-N-0092 |
| Study First Received: | April 16, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | March 26, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
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Motor Learning Genetic Analysis BDNF Parkinson Disease |
Movement Disorders Dystonia Healthy Volunteer HV |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Dystonia Dystonic Disorders Movement Disorders Parkinson Disease Dyskinesias Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases |
Signs and Symptoms Central Nervous System Diseases Parkinsonian Disorders Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013