Eye movements may reveal hidden memory problems in Huntington's
NCT ID NCT07409597
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how Huntington's disease impacts autobiographical memory—the ability to recall personal experiences and imagine future events. Researchers will use eye-tracking and neuropsychological tests in 80 participants (patients and healthy controls) to find markers of memory decline. The goal is to better understand the cognitive effects of Huntington's and pave the way for future diagnostic tools or therapies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could lead to better diagnostic tools and memory-support interventions for people with Huntington's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that does not test a treatment, so it will not directly improve symptoms. The findings may not lead to immediate clinical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria For patients: * Adults at inclusion * Huntington's disease diagnosed and confirmed by genetic analysis * Patients in the presymptomatic stage of HD with a motor UHDRS score ≤ 5 and patients in symptomatic stages 1-2 of HD with a motor UHDRS score \> 5 and a CFT between 6 \< CFT ≤ 13 * Patients who have given their written informed consent or consent from a third party * Affiliated with or beneficiary of a social security system For healthy controls: Pre-inclusion criteria * Adults at inclusion * Individuals with no history of neurological disorders (interview and clinical examination) * Signature of informed consent to participate in the study * Affiliated with or beneficiary of a social security system * Matching in age (± 5 years), sex, and level of education with an HD patient included in the control group Inclusion criteria • MMSE ≥ 24/30
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Angers
Angers, 49933, France
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