Dual-Site Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Supplementary Motor Area and Cerebellum for the Treatment of Essential Tremor.
Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2
Interventional Study
Essential Tremor
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 36 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- São Paulo State University · Other
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About This Trial
Essential tremor is a common movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, mainly during voluntary actions such as writing or holding objects. Recent research suggests that essential tremor is not caused by a single brain area, but by abnormal activity within a network that includes the cerebellum and motor areas of the brain. However, most non-invasive brain stimulation studies to date have …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male or female participants, aged 18 to 80 years; women of childbearing potential must not be pregnant.
* Diagnosis of Essential Tremor with a score greater than 2 on items 5 or 6 of the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale despite optimized medical therapy.
* Medication-refr…
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