HD-CSF version 1

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  HD-CSF: Studying cerebrospinal fluid to understand key CNS pathobiological targets in Huntington’s disease

• IRAS ID

  186932

• Contact name

  Edward Wild

• Contact email

  e.wild@ucl.ac.uk

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  13/WA/0192, HD enroll; Z6364106/2015/08/60, Data protection registration

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 4 months, 24 days

• Research summary

  The main purpose of HD-CSF study is to collect cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. We will use this CSF to study Huntington’s disease (HD). CSF can be used to provide information about the brain and the nervous system that is impossible to obtain in any other way. CSF is collected by a procedure called a lumbar puncture or spinal tap.

• REC name

  London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/LO/1917

• Date of REC Opinion

  18 Dec 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion