Huntington's Disease Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from the ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

• You must be at least 30 days old.
• You have been diagnosed with a specific condition, disease, or genetic trait of interest — or you are a healthy person serving as a comparison (control).
• If you are an adult who can make your own decisions, you must be able to give written consent (unless a physical limitation prevents you from signing).
• If you are an adult who cannot make your own decisions, you must have one of the following conditions: ALS, Alzheimer's Disease or related dementias, Batten Disease, Corticobasal Degeneration, Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Huntington Disease, Lewy Body Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy — and a legal representative must provide written consent on your behalf.
• Children having a skin sample taken for research must have a relevant condition or genetic trait, and a parent or guardian must give consent.
• Children having a blood or saliva sample taken may have a relevant condition or serve as a healthy control, and a parent or guardian must be available to give consent.
• Children contributing previously collected biological samples and related health data may have a relevant condition or serve as a healthy control, and a parent or guardian must be available to give consent.

Who may not be able to join:

• People who are wards of the state (in government care) are not eligible.
• If you are providing a skin sample: people with a history of raised/overgrown scar tissue (keloids), a blood clotting disorder, or an allergy to local anesthetic cannot participate.
• If you are providing a blood sample: people with a history of a blood clotting disorder cannot participate.
• For any type of sample collection: people who are unwilling to follow the safety rules set by the research organisation or collection site cannot participate.
• For any type of sample collection: people who have been diagnosed with AIDS and have a very low immune cell count (CD4 count below 200 cells per microliter of blood) cannot participate, due to an increased risk of infection.

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.