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Clinical Trials in Germany / NCT02855476
Recruiting Observational

HDClarity: a Multi-site Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection Initiative to Facilitate Therapeutic Development for Huntington's Disease

NCT02855476 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Germany tracker
Phase
Observational
Started
2017-01-01
Last updated
2026-04-27

Condition(s) studied

Huntington's Disease

Study summary

HDClarity will seek at least 2500 research participants at different stages of Huntington's disease (HD). The primary objective is to collect a high quality CSF sample for evaluation of biomarkers and pathways that will enable the development of novel treatments for HD. The secondary objective is to generate a high quality plasma sample collection matching the CSF collections, which will also be used to evaluate biomarkers and pathways of relevance to HD research and development.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
11 Years
Max age
75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria: * Age (18-75 years controls, early/late premanifest HD and incomplete penetrance HD, 21-75 years early/moderate/advanced manifest HD, ≥11 years juvenile HD) * Enroll HD participant * Capable of consenting or have a legal representative (parent/guardian for juveniles) * Capable of complying with study procedures * All participants other than family and community controls must have had a genetic test for HD Exclusion Criteria: * Drug trial within 30 days of any sampling visit * Changes in medication (antidepressant, psychoactive, psychotropic or other medications or nutraceuticals used to treat HD within 30 days) * Antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy within 14 days * Significant comorbidity * Needle phobia, headache, spinal surgery / deformity * Clotting or bruising disorder * Screening blood test abnormalities \>10% outside normal range * Drug / alcohol abuse * Positive urine pregnancy test at any screening or sampling visit for females of childbearing potential * Predictable non compliance or unwillingness * Serious adverse event related to HDClarity study procedures or any lumbar puncture procedure performed for any reason in the previous 30 days

Primary outcome measure(s)

Trial sites (40)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Cenexel Englewood Colorado Recruiting
Georgetown University Washington D.C. District of Columbia Recruiting
John Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland Recruiting
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem North Carolina Completed
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Tennessee Recruiting
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston Texas Recruiting
University of British Columbia, The Centre for Huntingtons Disease Vancouver British Columbia Active Not Recruiting
The Ottawa Hospital Ottawa Ontario Recruiting
North York General Hospital Toronto Ontario Recruiting
Centre for Movement Disorders Toronto Ontario Completed
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers Angers France Recruiting
Le Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux Bordeaux France Recruiting
University Hospital Ulm Ulm Baden-Wurttemberg Recruiting
Dresden University Dresden Saxony Recruiting
St Josef And Elisabeth Hospital Bochum Germany Recruiting
University Hospital of Erlangen Erlangen Germany Recruiting
George Huntington Institute Münster Germany Recruiting
Kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum Taufkirchen (Vils) Taufkirchen Germany Recruiting
Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta Milan Italy Active Not Recruiting
Lega Italiana Ricera Huntington Rome Italy Recruiting
The University of Auckland Grafton Auckland Recruiting
NZ Brain Research Institute Christchurch Canterbury Recruiting
Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology Warsaw Poland Active Not Recruiting
Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine Lisbon Portugal Recruiting
Cruces University Hospital Bilbao Biscay Active Not Recruiting
Hospital de Sant Pau Barcelona Spain Recruiting
Ramón y Cajal Universitary Hospital Madrid Spain Recruiting
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Exeter Devon Recruiting
Glasgow Clinical Research Facility Glasgow Scotland Recruiting
Birmingham Huntingtons Disease Clinic Birmingham West Midlands Recruiting
North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol United Kingdom Active Not Recruiting
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge United Kingdom Recruiting
Cardiff University Cardiff United Kingdom Recruiting
Fife Health Board - Whyteman's Brae Hospital Kirkcaldy United Kingdom Active Not Recruiting
Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust Leeds United Kingdom Recruiting
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool United Kingdom Recruiting
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London United Kingdom Recruiting
St George's University Of London London United Kingdom Recruiting
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford United Kingdom Recruiting
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Plymouth United Kingdom Recruiting

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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