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Focal Dystonia: early-phase trial registry
1 of 9 indexed Focal Dystonia trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #1,916 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
9 US clinical trials · 1 currently recruiting · #1,916 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Focal Dystonia: 9 US clinical trials tracked, 1 recruiting.
Focal Dystonia is the subject of 9 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 1 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 4 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), running 7 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition focal-dystonia
OPEN 1 | RECR 11% | LATE 0 | EARLY 4 | RANK #1916 | SPON 7
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Alcohol Use Disorders (11% recruiting · 9 trials)
Focal Dystonia lists 1 open slots (11% of 9 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Focal Dystonia on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Focal Dystonia is recruiting below its size-band peers.
1 of 9 indexed trials (11.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Focal Dystonia research.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) accounts for 7 of 9 trials (77.8%). 3 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Focal Dystonia trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 24 among the 9 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 9 of those (100%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Focal Dystonia splits between interventional and observational designs.
6 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (66.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
9 total, page 1 of 1
Effects of Neuromodulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
MGH Institute of Health Professions
NCT05095740
Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Focal Hand Dystonia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT02911103
Survey of Sensory and Motor Tricks in Focal Dystonia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT00054652
Role of Neurotransmission and Functional CNS Networks in Spasmodic Dysphonia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT00713414
Cholinergic Receptor Imaging in Dystonia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT02689466
A Study of Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 (AH8) in Treatment of Blepharospasm
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT00942851
Brain Stimulation to Treat Blepharospasm or Meige Syndrome
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT00411255
Compare Two Guidance Techniques for Botulinum Toxin Injections for the Treatment of Limb Spasticity and Focal Dystonia
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NCT02334683
Amlodipine Plus Botulinum Toxin for Focal Dystonia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NCT00015457
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Focal Dystonia records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Focal Dystonia trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Focal Dystonia page
9 registered trials, 1 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 1 Focal Dystonia trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) sponsors the most Focal Dystonia trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)'s trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Focal Dystonia condition card totals 9 registered trials; most-linked intervention Amlodipine plus Botulinum toxin; top US site state Maryland. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.