Status:

COMPLETED

Physiology, Imaging and Modeling of Essential Tremor

Lead Sponsor:

University of Florida

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Medtronic

Conditions:

Essential Tremor

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project aims to investigate novel ways to deliver brain stimulation to Essential Tremor (ET) patients by introducing software changes to their existing devices. The study team aims to investigate...

Detailed Description

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neuromodulatory therapy that is effective in a subset of well selected essential tremor (ET) patients. However, as many as 1/5 of patients may initially improve, but ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Existing unilateral or bilateral VIN DBS for ET, non-demented (MMSE\>24), and must have a documented suboptimal tremor suppression on two successive visits (compared to the baseline post-operative improvement at 6 months following ET DBS surgery). For bilateral cases, the most affected tremor side will be studied.

Exclusion

  • No diagnosis of Essential Tremor

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03811405

Start Date

April 1 2021

End Date

June 1 2025

Last Update

June 26 2025

Active Locations (2)

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UF Health at the University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610

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McKnight Brain Institute--Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32611