Status:

TERMINATED

A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of ExAblate MRgFUS on Essential Tremor

Lead Sponsor:

InSightec

Conditions:

Essential Tremor

Eligibility:

All Genders

22-99 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS Thalamotomy Treatment of Medication Refractory Essential Tremor Subjects The objective of this prospective, single-arm...

Detailed Description

The objective of this prospective, multi-site, single-arm study is to test the efficacy of treatment using the ExAblate Transcranial System and to further demonstrate safety in medication-refractory t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Men and women age 22 years or older
  • A diagnosis of ET as confirmed from clinical history and examination by a neurologist or neurosurgeon specialized in movement disorder
  • Have had an inadequate response to one or two oral doses of medication, per local standards. An inadequate medication trial is defined as a therapeutic dose of each medication and poor response to drug, or the development of side effects as the medication dose is titrated.
  • Able to communicate sensations during the ExAblate TcMRgFUS treatment
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Subjects with unstable cardiac status
  • Severe hypertension (diastolic BP \> 100 on medication)
  • Subjects with standard contraindications for MR imaging such as non-MRI compatible implanted metallic devices including cardiac pacemakers, size limitations, etc.
  • Known intolerance or allergies to the MRI contrast agent (e.g. Gadolinium or Magnevist) including advanced kidney disease
  • Patient with severely impaired renal function
  • History of abnormal bleeding and/or coagulopathy
  • History of immunocompromise including those who are HIV positive.
  • History of intracranial hemorrhage
  • Cerebrovascular disease (multiple CVA or CVA within 6 months)
  • Subjects with uncontrolled symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure (e.g., headache, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, papilledema).
  • Individuals who are not able or willing to tolerate the required prolonged stationary supine position during treatment (can be up to 4 hrs of total table time.)
  • Are participating or have participated in another clinical trial in the last 30 days
  • Significant claustrophobia that cannot be managed with mild medication.
  • Presence of any other neurodegenerative disease such as Parkinson-plus syndromes suspected on neurological examination.
  • Presence of significant cognitive impairment
  • Subjects with life-threatening systemic disease
  • Subjects with a history of seizures within the past year
  • Subjects with presence or history of psychosis

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 17 2014

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    February 2 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    154 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03253991

    Start Date

    November 17 2014

    End Date

    February 2 2023

    Last Update

    April 20 2023

    Active Locations (11)

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    Chinese PLA General Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100853

    2

    Henan Provincial People's Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, China, 450003

    3

    Sadamoto Hospital

    Ehime, Japan, 790-0052

    4

    Shonan Fujisawa Tokushukai Hospital

    Fujisawa, Japan, 2510041