Hey everyone.. I just wanted to forward this to let you all know what's
going on at USF

Dear all associated with Huntington's Disease,

Dr. Zesiewicz at the University of South Florida is conducting a study
involving Huntington's Disease and its symptoms. We are looking for
persons diagnosed with Huntington's disease who are interested in
helping us understand the effect of an experimental medication in
controlling involuntary movements called Chorea. We are recruiting for
this study for the entire month of April. This study is expected to
last
about 7 weeks. If you are interested in getting involved and/or have
questions regarding this research, please call our office at (813)
974-5909 or email us at: jmaldona@...

Best Regards,

John Maldonado, B.S.
USF Dept. of Neurology
Division of Movement Disorders



Here is some Q & A that you might also want to know about this...


1. What is the experimental medicine? Keppra

2. Is this study for any person with HD experiencing Chorea in the
TampaBay
and surrounding area or is it open to anyone from Florida or just the
TampaBay area. Anyone in Florida who can get to USF 5 times thorough
out the 7 weeks.

3. Is this study part of the Huntington Study Group [HSG] clinical
trials? No it's a separate trial through the dept of neurology


4. Can they not be taking any existing medication for chorea? If so,
what? Yes they can be taking other medication, however there are some
that are certain limitations which would be gone over the first visit.



5. Will there be any cost to the person for participating in this
clinical
trial? No cost or compensations. They will not be charged for study
visits or medication


6. Any other exclusions why a person would not be accepted for this
clinical study? Not at this time.

7. Is Dr. Zesiewicz associated with Dr. Sanchez-Ramos or Dr. Hauser
or another doctor? She is actually associated with both. She works
with Dr. Sanchez with Huntington's disease patients from time to time.