Clinical Trials and Other Studies for Dystonia

Dystonia Study Group

The Dystonia Study Group (DSG) is a non-profit group of physicians from medical centers in the United States, Canada and Europe who are experienced in the care of dystonia patients and dedicated to the clinical research of dystonia. The DSG has grown to include 73 dystonia experts from 47 geographically diverse investigative sites.

Visit dystoniastudygroup.org to inquire about research study participation.


Research Studies in Canada:
 

Clinical Research Studies in Canada: 

TMS Study: Dr. Talyta Grippe at the Toronto Western Hospital. 

Dystonia Coalition Projects: Dr. Susan Fox at the Toronto Western Hospital. 

Cervical Dystonia Survey: Dr.Appel-Cresswell at the University of British Columbia 

Other Research Studies in Canada listed on ClinicalTrials.gov
 

Social and Health Research Studies in Canada:

People with Disabilities as Social Enterprise Enablers: Tolulope Oluwafemi at Thompson Rivers University. 

Parent/Caregiver Studies - Mount Royal University and McMaster University. 

 


Research Studies in Other Countries:

USA - Research on Focal Dystonia (Laryngeal Dystonia or Hand Dystonia: University of California San Francisco - In-person study. NO TRAVEL FUNDS. 

 

Last update: Apr 2025