Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Levetiracetam in Essential Tremor

Lead Sponsor:

Southern California Institute for Research and Education

Conditions:

Essential Tremor

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-85 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Essential tremor poses one of the greatest therapeutic challenges to neurologists. This study will examine the effectiveness of the drug, levetiracetam or keppra, for the treatment of essential tremor...

Detailed Description

Currently available pharmacological treatments for essential tremor are hampered by relatively low efficacy and intolerable side effects. Recent evidence indicates that levetiracetam (LEV) may modulat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • History of tremor for 5 or more years
  • No other neurological problems

Exclusion

  • Prior stroke or other neurological disease, psychiatric problems
  • History of renal disease
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00620165

Start Date

January 1 2005

End Date

March 1 2008

Last Update

April 17 2009

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VA Long Beach Healthcare System

Long Beach, California, United States, 90822