Elucidating the Temporality of Structural and Functional Connectivity Changes in Essential Tremor After Successful Deep Brain Stimulation to the Dentato-rubro-thalamic Tract
- Essential Tremor
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
- Enrolment target
- 72
- Started
- 4 December 2021
- Main results due
- 31 August 2027
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 29 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 18 years to 85 years.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * the diagnosis of Essential Tremor, made by a movement disorder neurologist, where tremor is not secondary to any disease process or traumatic insult * distal appendicular tremor, with minimal proximal component * tremor refractory to multiple medication regimens and/or where the medications cause intolerable side effects * tremor judged to be severely impacting their quality of life. Exclusion Criteria: * significant neurological disorder * significant dementia or neurocognitive limitations as assessed by neuropsychiatry (when necessary) * severe psychiatric illness with suicidal ideations * previous surgery to destroy the target region of the brain * surgical contraindications to DBS * current major medical problems that affect brain anatomy,neurochemistry, or function, e.g., liver insufficiency, kidney insufficiency, cardiovascular problems, systemic infections, cancer, hypothyroidism, auto-immune diseases, and any current of history of brain disorder (seizure disorder, stroke, dementia, meningitis, encephalitis, degenerative neurologic diseases and head injury with loss of consciousness for any period of time) * family history of hereditary neurologic disorder, besides essential tremors ET * floating metallic objects in the body * pregnancy * alcohol or substance abuse/dependence in the past 6 months.
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the structural connectivity of the dentato-rubro-thalamic tract (DRTt) and to detect functional network changes due to DRTt stimulation
Study sites(1)
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, United States
Recruiting
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