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Human Movement Database for Movement Disorders

This study aims to create a database of how people move, both those with typical movement patterns and those with movement disorders. The goal is to understand different ways people control their body and limb movements. This information will help doctors better diagnose and treat patients with movement-related problems. You may be able to join if you are between one month and 99 years old, and either have a neuromuscular disorder or healthy movement. A doctor or physical therapist will check your strength, flexibility, and joint movement to see if you qualify.

Study design
This is an observational study planning to include up to 7500 participants. It is not a treatment study but focuses on collecting information about movement.
What's involved
You would undergo a screening exam and then perform daily living tasks like walking, standing, or moving your limbs. Your movements would be recorded using a special tracking system.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Gait Kinematics (how you walk) will be measured at the end of testing, but no long-term follow-up is specified.

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NCT00001252

Human Movement Database

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 1–99Observational
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
~7,500 participants
Updated 2026-07-10 on ClinicalTrials.gov

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Gait Kinematics
Measured over end of testing

Conditions

Movement Disorder

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Marylandstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Katharine E Alter, M.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Who to contact

Mayra J Medrano
[email protected]
(301) 451-7529
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Children; One month old to 17 years of age
In the case of infants and very young children, they need to be able to imitate or perform an action on cue (e.g., reach out for a toy that is presented or take steps if placed on a treadmill) based on the parent report if the subject is a child and physician observation during history and physical examination.
Adults; 18 years 99 years
In good general health as evidenced by medical history or diagnosed with impairment of neuromusculoskeletal system
Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
For those participants older than 5 years of age who have an abnormal gait pattern when walking as a result of a central nervous system injury, Dr. Alter will ask them or their guardian about their seizure history

Exclusion

Individuals with pacemakers
Pregnancy
Adults unable to provide informed consent

What this trial measures

  • Gait Kinematicsend of testing

    Strength and spasticity testing both include torque or force measurements as the primary outcomes. Balance testing typically yields the amount, velocity and direction of sway in response to different conditions or perturbations.