The effect of the STIL anti-tremor orthosis on reduction of forearm tremor in Essential Tremor patients - a single blind randomized crossover study - Suppression of forearm tremor with the STIL anti-tremor orthosis

Reinier de Graaf Groep0 个研究点目标入组 25 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2024年4月15日

适应症

试验速览

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•- Diagnosed with Essential Tremor
•- Significant disability due to forearm tremor, retrieved from Bain and Findley
•ADL score (>30)
•- Tremor severity score >13 on subset of TETRAS scale
•- Dominant wrist flexion/extension and forearm pronation/supination tremor
•- > 18 years old

•Dominant shoulder internal/external rotation tremor
•Dominant elbow flexion/extension tremor
•Excessive alcohol consumption, as defined in the GGZ guidelines on alcohol
•Previous or planned Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) at time of study enrollment
•that interferes with testing.
•Previous or planned thalamotomy procedure, including stereotactic
•thalamotomy, gamma knife radio surgical thalamotomy, and focused ultrasound for
•the treatment of tremor at time of study enrollment that interferes with
•Change in medications related to tremor disorder in the 30 days prior to
•study enrollment
•Swollen, infected, inflamed areas, or skin eruptions, open wounds, or
•cancerous lesions of skin on the forearm or hand that would interfere with
•wearing the orthosis during the clinical investigation.
•Peripheral neuropathy affecting the tested upper extremity (e.g. Carpal
•tunnel syndrome)
•The suspicion or confirmation that head tremor may cause impairment in
•performing ADL tasks
•Diagnosed Parkinson*s disease, this includes presence of parkinsonian features
•Diagnosed functional tremor
•Diagnosed physiologic tremor
•Diagnosed cerebellar tremor
•Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
•Diagnosed ataxia
•Patients with an amputation of one or both upper extremities.
•Subjects with a restricted movement or restricted muscle function in the arm
•and or hand (e.g. contractures)

发起方

Reinier de Graaf Groep