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May 2013

HSG announces First-HD, a Phase III research trial in the U.S. and Canada that will soon start enrollment.


April 2013

We are so pleased to announce the 4th edition of HD Insights™ digital periodical.  The mission of the of HD Insights™ is to promote, disseminate, and facilitate research in Huntington disease by producing informative content that will be valuable to the global community of HD researchers in academia and industry.



March 2013

Save the Date - the 7th Annual HD Clinical Research Symposium is being held on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Omni Charlotte in North Carolina.


February 2013

 

The abstracts from the Sixth Annual Huntington Disease Clinical Research Symposium have been published in the January 2013 edition of Neurotherapeutics. Click here for a link to the article.


 January 2013

On January 21st, Dr. Ira Shoulson, HSG Chair, provided a live update on HSG clinical trials and the 6th Annual HD Clinical Research Symposium on Help 4 HD BlogTalkRadio. Click here for the archived broadcast!


 

  

Huntington Disease Research and Clinical Trials

Clinical researchers worldwide make up the Huntington Study Group (HSG). HSG members care for Huntington disease (HD) patients and families and work diligently to combat this disease.  New clinical trials for HD are currently enrolling or being launched in 2013.  Please visit our web site for regular updates. Our mission is to seek treatments that make a difference for Huntington disease.


 

HSG Research Studies & Clinical Trials (CURRENTLY ENROLLING)

First-HD: a Phase III clinical research trial conducted in the U.S. and Canada of an investigational drug, SD-809ER led by Dr. Samuel Frank (Boston University School of Medicine) and Dr. Claudia Testa (Virginia Commonwealth University) to evaluate its safety, tolerability and effectiveness in reducing chorea.


  

CREST-E: A global, multi-center, clinical trial run in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital investigating the effects of creatine monohydrate on the progression of Huntington disease, led by Dr. Steven Hersch.


 

PREDICT-HD 2.0 - Observational research study for at-risk gene positive, pre-symptomatic, and gene negative tested individuals, with headquarters at the University of Iowa, under the leadership of Dr. Jane Paulsen.


On-going HSG Research Studies & Clinical Trials (ENROLLMENT COMPLETED)

Reach2HD - A clinical research trial investigating the effects of PBT2 on invidividuals with early to mid-stage Huntington disease, led by Ray Dorsey of Johns Hopkins University and Diana Rosas of Massachusetts General Hospital.


 2CARE: A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial led by Merit Cudkowicz, Michael McDermott, and Karl Kieburtz, assesing the effects of coenzyme Q10 on inviduals with mild-to-moderate Huntington disease.


 PREQUEL: A clinical trial investigating the safety and tolerability of coenzyme Q10 for individuals with pre-manifest Huntington disease, led by Dr. Christopher Ross (John Hopkins University) and co-led by Dr. Kevin Biglan (University of Rochester).

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  Physician's Guide

 

The recently released Physician's Guide to the Management of Huntington Disease is now available through HDSA in hardcopy and in PDF formats.

  
  Survey-based Algorithms for Treatment
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Below, please find useful links to survey-based algorithms that have been developed for the treatment of irritability, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and chorea in HD.

    
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