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Clinical Trials

Scientists at the medical school are conducting hundreds of clinical trials daily. Learn more about all our work via the Feinberg Office of Research Clinical Trials page.

Our current active protocols are listed below, searchable by disease or condition. If you have any questions about the particular study protocol, please contact the study coordinator.  For more information about the research or participation in general, please call 312-695-8643.

Clinical Research Consortium for the Study of Cerebellar Ataxia (CRC-SCA) to Study Natural History and Genetic Modifiers in Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA)

The purpose of this study is to collect natural history data among ataxia patients in a cohort of SCA 1, 2, 3, 6 patients using clinic-based neurological rating scales and performance measures. Another study goal is to identify new measures of ataxia, cognition, and neurobehavior in comparison to traditional clinician rating methods. The gene analysis is expected to establish a relationship, if any, between age at onset of disease and disease progression rates.
Eligibility Criteria• Age 18 and older
• Presence of symptoms and signs of ataxia
• Molecular diagnosis of SCA 1, 2, 3, 6 either in the participant or an affected family member
• Willingness to participate in the study and ability to give informed consent.
Principal InvestigatorOpal, PuneetOpal, Puneet
Location(s)
  • Map it 259 E. Erie St. Lavin Pavillion, Suite 19 100
    Chicago, IL
ClinicalTrials.gov IdentifierNCT01060371IRB number STU00204294
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