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NCT07326709RecruitingPhase 3

A Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Votoplam in Participants With Huntington's Disease

A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Votoplam in Participants With Huntington's Disease

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose is to assess safety and tolerability of votoplam and to determine whether votoplam slows disease progression in patients with early symptomatic Huntington's disease (HD) compared to the control arm. HTT227 - current compound code (former code is PTC518 from PTC Therapeutics), HTT227 is Novartis code under Novartis sponsorship.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
770 (estimated)
First submitted
7 Jan 2026
Start date
24 Mar 2026
Primary completion date
2 Apr 2030
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
NCT number
NCT07326709
EU CT number
2025-522227-99-00

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Planned participants: 770
  • From 24 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 2 Apr 2030
  • 168 sites in 33 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Women of childbearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant from menarche until becoming post-menopausal, unless they have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy), total hysterectomy or bilateral salpingectomy at least six weeks before taking study treatment. In the case of oophorectomy alone, the reproductive status of the woman needs to have been confirmed by follow-up hormone level assessment.
    • o WOCBP are excluded unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception (failure rate \< 1% per year) while taking study treatment and for 8 months after stopping study treatment.

Other illness

  • History of gene therapy or cell transplantation or any other experimental brain surgery for the treatment of HD
  • Serologic evidence for active viral hepatitis as indicated by:
    • positive anti-HBc IgM
    • positive anti-HBc IgG confirmed by positive HBsAg and/or HBV DNA
    • positive HCV ab test confirmed by positive HCV RNA
    • Immunodeficiency diseases, including a positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test result

Lab values

  • History or current diagnosis of ECG or cardiac abnormalities indicating significant risk of safety for participants such as:
    • Concomitant clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, e.g., sustained ventricular tachycardia, and clinically significant second- or third-degree AV block without a pacemaker
    • History of familial long QT syndrome or known family history of Torsade de Pointes

Other

  • Pregnant or nursing (breastfeeding) women
    • Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Who the study is looking for

  • Signed informed consents must be obtained prior to participation in the study
  • Ambulatory male or female participants between 21 to 70 years of age, inclusive, on the day of Informed Consent signature
  • Genetically confirmed HD diagnosis with a cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG) repeat length of 40 or above. Participants must have prior genetic confirmation and known CAG repeat length obtained prior to screening.
  • Meets all of the following criteria:
    • UHDRS IS score ≥90
    • UHDRS TFC score = 13
    • UHDRS TMS score = 7-25, inclusive
    • CAP100 ≥ 70 Calculation: CAP = Age at study entry × (CAG length - 30) / 6.49

Age in the registry: 21 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (168)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Novartis Investigative Site
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Buenos AiresArgentinaRecruiting
Instituto Argentino de Investigación Neurológica (IADIN)
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CABAArgentinaRecruiting
Centro de Investigaciones Metabólicas (CINME)
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CABAArgentinaRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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Ciudad deArgentinaRecruiting
Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
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InnsbruckAustriaRecruiting
Medical University of Vienna
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ViennaAustriaRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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Caulfield SouthAustraliaRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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WestmeadAustraliaRecruiting
UZ Leuven
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LeuvenBelgiumRecruiting
Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment In Neurology And Psychiatry St. Naum EAD
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SofiaBulgariaRecruiting
Alexandrovska University Hospital
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SofiaBulgariaRecruiting
CUSM Montreal Neurological Institute
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MontrealCanadaRecruiting
Centre de Recherche du CHUM
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MontrealCanadaRecruiting
North York General Hospital
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North YorkCanadaRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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BaselSwitzerlandRecruiting
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Muri bei BernSwitzerlandRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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BeijingChinaRecruiting
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
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ChangshaChinaRecruiting
West China Hospital of Sichuan Uni
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ChengduChinaRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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FuzhouChinaRecruiting
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GuangzhouChinaRecruiting
The Second Affiliated Hosp Of Zhejiang Univ School Of Medicine
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HangzhouChinaRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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ShanghaiChinaRecruiting
Tongji Hos Affiliated Tongji Medical College of Huazhong
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WuhanChinaRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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MedellínColombiaRecruiting
Fakultni Nemocnice U Sv Anny V Brne
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Brno-StredCzechiaRecruiting
Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze
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PragueCzechiaRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Aachen AöR
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AachenGermanyRecruiting
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
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BerlinGermanyRecruiting
Katholisches Klinikum Bochum gGmbH
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BochumGermanyRecruiting
Deutsches Zentrum Fuer Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V.
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BonnGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der Technischen Universitaet Dresden AöR
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DresdenGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf AöR
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DuesseldorfGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen AöR
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ErlangenGermanyRecruiting
Medical Center- University of Freiburg
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Freiburg im BreisgauGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöR
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LuebeckGermanyRecruiting
George-Huntington-Institut GmbH
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MuensterGermanyRecruiting
kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum gGmbH
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Taufkirchen (Vils)GermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
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TuebingenGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Ulm AoR
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UlmGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg AöR
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WuerzburgGermanyRecruiting
Rigshospitalet
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Copenhagen OeDenmarkRecruiting
Hospital Universitario de Badajoz
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BadajozSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario de Cruces
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BarakaldoSpainRecruiting
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
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Hospital Universitario De Burgos
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Bellvitge University Hospital
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L'hospitalet De LlobregatSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
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MadridSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
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University Hospital Son Espases
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PalmaSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Macarena
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SevillaSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
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ValenciaSpainRecruiting
North Ka­re­lia Cent­ral Hos­pi­tal
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JoensuuFinlandNot yet recruiting
Turku University Hospital
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TurkuFinlandNot yet recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie
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Amiens Cedex 1FranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'Angers
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AngersFranceRecruiting
Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
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BordeauxFranceRecruiting
Hospices Civils de Lyon
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BronFranceRecruiting
Chu Gabriel Montpied
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Clermont-FerrandFranceRecruiting
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
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Creteil CedexFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
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Grenoble Cedex 9FranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
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Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
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Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse
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Novartis Investigative Site
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AberdeenUnited KingdomRecruiting
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CambridgeUnited KingdomRecruiting
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CardiffUnited KingdomRecruiting
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ExeterUnited KingdomRecruiting
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GlasgowUnited KingdomRecruiting
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LeedsUnited KingdomRecruiting
University College Hospital
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OxfordUnited KingdomRecruiting
Southampton General Hospital
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SouthamptonUnited KingdomRecruiting
Eginitio Hospital
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AthensGreeceRecruiting
Semmelweis University
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Budapest VIIIHungaryRecruiting
University of Szeged
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SzegedHungaryRecruiting
Beaumont Hospital
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Dublin 9IrelandNot yet recruiting
University Hospital Galway
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GalwayIrelandNot yet recruiting
Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr Ichilov
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Tel AvivIsraelRecruiting
Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di Bologna
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BolognaItalyRecruiting
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
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BresciaItalyRecruiting
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
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FlorenceItalyRecruiting
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Metropolitana
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GenoaItalyRecruiting
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
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MilanItalyRecruiting
Asst Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini Cto
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MilanItalyRecruiting
IRCCS Foundation Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
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MilanItalyRecruiting
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
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PisaItalyRecruiting
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant Andre
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RomeItalyRecruiting
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
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RomeItalyRecruiting
Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
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San Giovanni RotondoItalyRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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Bunkyo KuJapanRecruiting
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KashiharaJapanRecruiting
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SagamiharaJapanRecruiting
Inje University Busan Paik Hospital
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DaejeonSouth KoreaRecruiting
SMG SNU Boramae Medical Center
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Dongjak GuSouth KoreaRecruiting
Seoul National University Hospital
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SeoulSouth KoreaRecruiting
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
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LeidenNetherlandsRecruiting
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
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MaastrichtNetherlandsRecruiting
Oslo Universitetssykehus HF
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OsloNorwayNot yet recruiting
Krakowska Akademia Neurologii Sp. z o.o.
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CracowPolandRecruiting
Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o.o
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GdanskPolandRecruiting
Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej
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WarsawPolandRecruiting
Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E.P.E.
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CoimbraPortugalRecruiting
Unidade Local De Saude De Santa Maria E.P.E.
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LisbonPortugalRecruiting
Unidade Local De Saude De Santo Antonio E.P.E.
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CNS Saude Lda.
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Torres VedrasPortugalRecruiting
Neurocity S.R.L.
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BucharestRomaniaRecruiting
Spitalul Clinic Colentina Bucuresti
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Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Targu Mures
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Târgu MureşRomaniaRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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RiyadhSaudi ArabiaRecruiting
Karolinska University Hospital
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HuddingeSwedenNot yet recruiting
Region Skane Skanes Universitetssjukhus
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LundSwedenNot yet recruiting
Region Vaesterbotten
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UmeaSwedenNot yet recruiting
University Hospital Bratislava
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BratislavaSlovakiaRecruiting
Univerzitna nemocnica L. Pasteura Kosice
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Kosice - ZapadSlovakiaRecruiting
Nemocnica AGEL Zvolen a.s.
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ZvolenSlovakiaRecruiting
Novartis Investigative Site
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ChanghuaTaiwanRecruiting
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TaoyuanTaiwanRecruiting
Albany Medical College
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AlbanyUnited StatesRecruiting
Grady Memorial Hospital and Clinics
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AtlantaUnited StatesRecruiting
Johns Hopkins University
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University of Alabama Birmingham
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Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr
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UBMD Neurology
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The University of Vermont MC
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University Of NC At Chapel Hill
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Parkinsons-Movement Disorder Ctr
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Rush University Medical Center
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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Henry Ford Health System
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Duke University Health System
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CenExcel Rocky Mtn Clin Research
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University of Kansas Hospital
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TX Movement Disorder Spec PLLC
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GeorgetownUnited StatesRecruiting
Trinity Health Michigan
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U of TX Health Science Ct
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Indiana University Health
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Univ of Arkansas for Med Sciences
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Uni Of Wisconsin Hosp And Clinic
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MadisonUnited StatesRecruiting
Veracity Neuroscience LLC
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UM Department Of Neurology
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VCU Health Systems MCV
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Stanford Healthcare
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University of South Florida
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Georgetown University
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Hereditary Neurological Disease Centre
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WichitaUnited StatesRecruiting

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