Clinical trials: Essential Tremor
Essential Voice Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep Brain Stimulation for Voice Tremor: Left, Right, or Both Hemispheres?
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is the gold standard treatment for Essential Tremor (ET). ET is a movement disorder which causes the arms, feet, fingers, head or voice to involuntarily shake.
- Conditions
- Essential Voice Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation, Essential Tremor, Laryngeal Diseases
- Trial name
- EVT (NCT02960243)
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Essential Tremor
Zonisamide in the Treatment of Essential Tremor
The purpose of this study is to determine if Zonisamide is effective in reducing tremors in patients with Essential Tremor.
- Trial name
- NCT00616343
- Testing
- Zonisamide
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Essential Tremor
Bilateral Treatment of Medication Refractory Essential Tremor
The purpose of this study is to see if the MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy procedure can be performed on both sides of the brain safely and effectively to reduce bilateral tremor.
- Trial name
- NCT04112381
- Testing
- Exablate Model 4000 Type 1.0/1.1
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Essential Head Tremor
Evaluation of Botulinum Toxin Injection Efficacy in the Treatment of Head Essential Tremor
Essential head tremor (HT) does not usually respond to drug treatment such as propranolol or primidone or to surgical treatment such as deep brain stimulation of the thalamic ventralis intermedius nucleus.
- Trial name
- Btx-HT (NCT02555982)
- Testing
- BOTOX ® 200 Unités
- Where
- 17 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Essential Tremor
A Pilot Study to Assess the Effects of Pre-SMA LF-rTMS for the Treatment of Essential Tremor
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (LF r-TMS) of the pre-Supplementary Motor Area (pre-SMA) on tremor as measured by the tremor rating scale (TRS)…
- Trial name
- NCT02763865
- Testing
- MagVenture MagProx100 Stimulator with a Cool-B65 A/P coil
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Parkinson Disease (PD), Essential Tremor
Modulate Tremor Severity With Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation Targeting the Deep Nucleus of Patients With Refractory Hand Tremor.
The study plans to recruit 12 patients with Parkinsonian tremor, essential tremor, or dystonic tremor. After receiving NaviFUS-ctbTUS stimulation, the improvement in their tremor will be recorded.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease (PD), Essential Tremor, Dystonic Tremor, Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation Transcranial Focused Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT07172295
- Testing
- Accelerated NaviFUS-ctbFUS stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Essential Tremor
Prospective Study for Symptomatic Relief of ET With Cala Therapy
Prospective, multi-center, single-arm, non-significant risk study designed to evaluate the Cala TWO device. Subjects will be screened for eligibility and fitted with a Cala TWO device.
- Trial name
- PROSPECT (NCT03597100)
- Testing
- Cala TWO
- Where
- 32 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 263 people
- Sponsor
- Cala Health, Inc.
Essential Tremor
Functional Neuroimaging Feedback for Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy
Focused ultrasound for Essential Tremor is an FDA approved treatment performed by neurosurgeons at the Ohio State Center for Neuromodulation that utilizes ultrasound technology to create a lesion in the thalamus of Essential…
- Trial name
- NCT03560622
- Testing
- multi-modality neuroimaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vibhor Krishna
Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease
Neurotransmitter Measurements Using (WINCS) During Deep Brain Stimulation Neurosurgery
In this study, the investigators will monitor extracellular neurotransmitter levels using a probe that is able to perform real time electrochemical detection during deep brain stimulation surgery.
- Conditions
- Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT01705301
- Testing
- WINCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Essential Tremor
The Swedish Essential Tremor (SWEET) Trial
To evaluate the effect of deep brain stimulation (DBS) vs best medical treatment in essential tremor (ET) in a randomized, single-blinded controlled trial.
- Trial name
- SWEET (NCT03832712)
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation, Best Medical Treatment
- Where
- 6 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor
Imaging in the Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremor
Parkinson´s disease (PD) diagnosis is based upon clinical examination. Although imaging has helped doctors to identify many diseases, it still does not add too much information for the diagnosis of Parkinson´s disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01446939
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Essential Tremor
RWE Study Utilizing the Cala Trio Device in Patients With Essential Tremor
The study objective is to evaluate hand tremor relief in the treated hand following stimulation with the Cala Trio Device in adults with essential tremor, and healthcare resource utilization and total healthcare costs over a…
- Trial name
- NCT05540626
- Testing
- Cala Trio
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Cala Health, Inc.
Essential Tremor
ExAblate Transcranial MR Guided Focused Ultrasound in the Treatment of Essential Tremor
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and initial effectiveness of MRI-guided focused ultrasound thermal ablation of a designated area in the brain of patients suffering from medication-refractory Essential Tremor…
- Trial name
- NCT01304758
- Testing
- ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Tremor, Limb
Effects of High Amplitude and Focused tACS on Entraining Physiological Tremor
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation method that works by passing alternating electric current between electrodes where at least one of them is attached to the head.
- Trial name
- NCT03337334
- Testing
- tACS at tremor frequency
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Essential Tremor
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy in Essential Tremor
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and electrophysiology of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of essential tremor.
- Trial name
- rTMS (NCT06145932)
- Testing
- real rTMS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Deep Brain Stimulation, Directional Lead
Relief From Side Effects: Clinical Use of Electrodes With Direction
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) uses electrical pulses sent through a lead (insulated wire) to help stop unwanted symptoms in a variety of brain diseases, including the tremor seen in patients with Essential Tremor (ET).
- Conditions
- Deep Brain Stimulation, Directional Lead, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- RESCUED (NCT03795935)
- Testing
- No side-effect stimulator settings with directional lead
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Dystonia, Parkinson Disease
Impact of a Standardized Music Therapy Protocol on the Quality of Life of Patients With Abnormal Movements Treated With Continuous Electrical Neuromodulation
The study of the impact of music on emotional, motor and cognitive aspects remains recent. Music therapy has experienced a major boom over the last half century thanks to neuroradiological techniques for investigating the brain…
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- Music-QOL (NCT05214313)
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Essential Tremor
Continued Access Protocol: ExAblate Transcranial MR Guided Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Essential Tremors
The objective of this prospective, multi site, single-arm study is to capture the efficacy of treatment using the ExAblate Transcranial System and to further demonstrate safety in medication-refractory tremor in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT02289560
- Testing
- Transcranial ExAblate
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Parkinson Disease, Dystonia
Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation Prospective Outcomes Study for Central Nervous System - RAPID for CNS
The objective of this study is to compile real-world outcomes of Boston Scientific commercially approved radiofrequency (RF) ablation systems used in the central nervous system (CNS) for use in functional neurosurgery.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06553625
- Testing
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Essential Tremor, Parkinson Disease
The Essential Tremor (ET) and Parkinson Disease (PD) Tremor Acute Stimulation Study
The current study is designed to test the hypothesis that targeted electrical stimulation will result in upper limb tremor reduction in ET and PD patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01940406
- Testing
- Stimulation procedure
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- BlueWind Medical