Clinical trials: Physiological Tremor
Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke
Long-term Brain Stimulation of the Motor Ventral Thalamus (VOP/VIM) to Improve Motor Function
This study aims to recruit patients already implanted with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders to complete tasks assessing parameters of motor output, speech, and swallowing functions, both with and without…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Brain Disease, Movement Disorders (Incl Parkinsonism)
- Trial name
- NCT07056348
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the Motor Thalamus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez
Essential Tremor, Parkinson Disease
Environmental Epidemiology of Essential Tremor
This study's research is devoted to studying the causes of tremor, and especially essential tremor (ET), which is the most common type of tremor.
- Trial name
- RULET (NCT04576676)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,497 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dystonia, Drug Induced Dystonia
Clinical Validation of DystoniaNet Deep Learning Platform for Diagnosis of Isolated Dystonia
This research involves retrospective and prospective studies for clinical validation of a DystoniaNet deep learning platform for the diagnosis of isolated dystonia.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Drug Induced Dystonia, Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT05317390
- Testing
- DystoniaNet-based diagnosis of isolated dystonia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Essential Tremor, Dystonia
The Development of a System for Measurement of Tremor
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop a system which can be used to measure movements in people with Essential Tremor (with or without dystonia).
- Trial name
- NCT05956223
- Testing
- Virtual Reality measurement of essential tremor and dystonia
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia
Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor
Sensory Gating Measured With Microelectrode Recording (MER) During Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an FDA approved, and widely used method for treating the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), Essential Tremor (ET), Dystonia and Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02320266
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
Cerebellar Research in Ultrasound Stimulation
Experiment 1: Modulation of Physiological Tremor in Healthy Volunteers Thirty healthy volunteers will undergo TUS targeting the dentate nucleus in a randomized, double-blinded crossover design.
- Trial name
- CERBERUS (NCT07508696)
- Testing
- Transcranial focused ultrasound delivered to the dentate nucleus using the NeuroFUS Pro by Brainbox, Transcranial focused ultrasound delivered to the ventricles (control) using the NeuroFUS Pro by Brainbox
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Essential Tremor
Dual-Site Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Supplementary Motor Area and Cerebellum for the Treatment of Essential Tremor.
Essential tremor is a common movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, mainly during voluntary actions such as writing or holding objects.
- Trial name
- NCT07344194
- Testing
- Dual-site repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the supplementary motor area and cerebellum
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- São Paulo State University
Tremor
Electrophysiological Study of the Effects of Limb Cooling on Essential Tremor
To determine the effects of upper limb forearm cooling on Essential Tremor upper limb tremor using a more practical method of limb cooling through a forearm cold pack.
- Trial name
- NCT01093027
- Testing
- 15 - 30, 30 - 15
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Essential Tremor, Cervical Dystonia
Neurophysiologic Study of Patient With Essential Tremor and Dystonic Tremor
Background: Essential tremor is when a person has tremor, but no other neurological symptoms. Dystonic tremor is when a person also has dystonia. Dystonia is a condition in which muscle contraction causes changes in posture.
- Conditions
- Essential Tremor, Cervical Dystonia, Focal Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT03041714
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Essential Tremor, Healthy Individuals
Impact of Sensory Electrical Stimulation on Sensation and Tremor
The purpose of this study is to understand the acute, short-term and long-term impact of transcutaneous and/or percutaneous electrical stimulation with afferent-specific electrical stimulation (asES) on proprioception and fine…
- Trial name
- NCT06428526
- Testing
- Continuous stimulation strategy, Closed-loop stimulation strategy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Essential Tremor
Decision-making and Emotion Recognition in Essential Tremor
The present study aims at investigating cognitive functions requiring orbitofrontal control, namely decision-making and facial emotion recognition.
- Trial name
- EMOTREM (NCT01223144)
- Testing
- Iowa Gambling Task and Ekman facial recognition test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Autistic Disorders Spectrum, Adhd
Studies of Brain and Body Interaction
The goal of this study is to characterize biophysiolgoical signals as a comprehensive profile of the nervous systems in order to understand interactions between the brain and body, while an individual performs naturalistic…
- Conditions
- Autistic Disorders Spectrum, Adhd, Asperger Syndrome, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03672266
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers University
Tremor
Effect of Alcohol on Tremors
Tremors are involuntary movements of a part or parts of the body that occur because of alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles. The causes behind most tremors are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT00001925
- Testing
- Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Essential Tremor
Ventrointermediate Nucleus (VIM DBS) and Working Memory
This is part of a larger study for which participants have already completed memory and thinking tests. In this study, investigators are trying to learn how deep-brain stimulation affects memory skills in essential tremor (ET)…
- Trial name
- WMVIM (NCT00906412)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Essential Tremor, Tremor
Functional Imaging of Tremor Circuits and Mechanisms of Treatment Response
Essential Tremor (ET) is the most common tremor disorder, currently affecting an estimated 2.9 million Americans and leading to disability and decreased quality of life in 75% of cases.
- Trial name
- NCT02495883
- Testing
- Ethanol, Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Essential Tremor
A Pilot Clinical Trial Of Memantine for Essential Tremor
The purpose of this study is to obtain information on whether or not the medication Memantine reduces tremor in persons with essential tremor and is well-tolerated.
- Trial name
- NCT00439699
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor
Movement Disorder Quantification Algorithm Development
The purpose of this study is to collect kinematic motion data from subjects with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) to develop and validate algorithms for quantifying motor symptoms such…
- Trial name
- NCT01534650
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Inc.
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
Clinical Profile in Patients With Essential Tremors
Essential tremors are no longer a single motor disorder but disorder of movement associated with non-motor symptoms and the aim of this study is to explore the clinical profile of patients with essential tremors including motor…
- Trial name
- NCT05170022
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University