Clinical trials: Tremors
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
GLP-1 Concentration
Tolerance of a High Protein Nutrition Shake in Individuals on GLP-1
Determine if consuming a high protein nutrition shake reduces gastrointestinal symptoms associated with semaglutide injections.
- Trial name
- NCT07096739
- Testing
- High protein shake
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kate Farms Inc
Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor
Analysis and Suppression of Tremor During Grasp Using Ultrasound Imaging and Electrical Stimulation
Individuals experiencing tremors face difficulty performing activities of daily living caused by involuntary oscillation of the muscles in the hands and arms.
- Trial name
- Tremor (NCT05308368)
- Testing
- Ultrasound Imaging, Electromyography, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
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
Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
Biomarkers in Neural Disorders
This study seeks to establish the sensitivity and specificity of what appears to be a unique brainstem biomarker of Parkinson's Disease (PD) - an electrically induced olygosynaptic nasotrigeminal reflex response - in…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT02761707
- Testing
- Electrical Brainstem Responses, Olfactory Tests, Visual Deprivation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
An Exploratory Investigation to Assess Changes in Quality of Life for Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes After Taking a Meal-replacement Shake.
This is an open-label single-arm observational trial to study the effectiveness of a commercially available meal-replacement shake and its effect on the quality of life in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT05129735
- Testing
- Meal replacement shake
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teatis, Inc
Tremor
The Effect of Lesion Characteristics in MRgFUS on Tremor in Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease
The study will investigate Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease patients who underwent Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS).
- Trial name
- MRgFUS (NCT03300193)
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
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)
Older Adults Without Any Specific Clinical Condition, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Older Adults
The autonomic nervous system consists of two branches, the sympathetic and the parasympathetic, which must work in balance. Its functioning can be measured indirectly by heart rate variability, which is the time between…
- Conditions
- Older Adults Without Any Specific Clinical Condition, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance, Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Trial name
- tVNS_older (NCT07292623)
- Testing
- Active location tVNS
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Coruña
Hyperglycemia, Obesity Prevention
The Impact of Low Glycemic Index Nutritional Shake on Glucose Regulation in Overweight and Obese Adults
Low glycemic index nutritional shakes have clinically shown to improve post-prandial glycemic responses in acute laboratory control studies.
- Trial name
- SHAKE (NCT06856460)
- Testing
- powder shake with very low glycemic index, Ceral Breakfast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Essential Tremor
Functional Outcomes of Awake vs. Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Essential Tremor
Recently, there has been increasing interest in performing DBS under general anesthesia, where the stimulated targets are located anatomically (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT02418858
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor
Sensory-specific Peripheral Stimulation for Tremor Management
The purpose of this study is to understand the neurophysiological mechanisms of peripheral electrical stimulation (PES) in modulating supraspinal tremorogenic input to motoneurons.
- Trial name
- NCT04501133
- Testing
- Peripheral electrical stimulation, Single pulse TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Cardiovascular Diseases
High-fat Challenge Induced Trained Innate Immunity (SHAKE Study)
The goal of this randomized controlled cross-over trial is to investigate whether a single high-fat challenge can induce trained innate immunity in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT05682456
- Testing
- High-fat shake, Reference shake
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Complex Eye Movements in Parkinson's Disease and Related Movement Disorders
Diagnosing Parkinson's disease (PD) depends on the clinical history of the patient and the patient's response to specific treatments such as levodopa.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT04925622
- Testing
- Complex eye movement exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saccadous, 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
Healthy, Epilepsy
Bridging Gaps in the Neuroimaging Puzzle: New Ways to Image Brain Anatomy and Function in Health and Disease Using Electroencephalography and 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The human brain presents outstanding challenges to science and medicine. Brain function and structure span broad spatial scales (from single neurons to brain-wide networks) as well as temporal scales (from milliseconds to years).
- Conditions
- Healthy, Epilepsy, Psychosis, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT05769933
- Testing
- Simultaneous EEG-fMRI at 7 Tesla, Structural MRI at 7 Tesla
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA - Recherche et Developpement
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Tremor
Voice Tremor in Spasmodic Dysphonia: Central Mechanisms and Treatment Response
The proposed research aims to determine brain abnormalities in patients with spasmodic dysphonia (SD) and voice tremor (VT) as the basis for characterization of central mechanisms underlying symptom improvement following the use…
- Trial name
- NCT01961297
- Testing
- Sodium oxybate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kristina Simonyan
Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome, Fragile X Premutation Carriers
Memantine Treatment in Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine if memantine is effective in treating symptoms of Fragile X-associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00584948
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Tremor
Software-based Modification of Hand Tremors in XR
The following trial evaluates the effect of Tremor Stabilization Algorithms on involuntary hand tremors suffered by Parkinson's patients. These algorithms will be implemented in Virtual Reality (VR).
- Trial name
- NCT05666674
- Testing
- TSA algorithms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NeuroStorm, Inc