Retraining Reaching in Cerebellar Ataxia

Description

The purpose of this study is to test for benefits of reinforcement based training paradigm versus standard practice over weeks for improving reaching movements in people with ataxia.

Conditions

Cerebellar Ataxia

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to test for benefits of reinforcement based training paradigm versus standard practice over weeks for improving reaching movements in people with ataxia.

Retraining Reaching in Cerebellar Ataxia

Retraining Reaching in Cerebellar Ataxia

Condition
Cerebellar Ataxia
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Motion Analysis Lab in the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Cerebellar damage from stroke, tumor or degeneration
  • * Age 22-80
  • * Clinical or MRI evidence of damage to extracerebellar brain (e.g. multiple system atrophy)
  • * Extrapyramidal symptoms, peripheral vestibular loss, or sensory neuropathy
  • * Dementia ( Mini-Mental State exam \> 22)
  • * Pain that interferes with the tasks
  • * Vision loss that interferes with the tasks

Ages Eligible for Study

22 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.,

Amy J Bastian, PhD, PT, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2026-05-01