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The Effect of Alcohol on Common Tremor Syndromes
Led by Medical University of Graz · Updated on 2025-09-29
45
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
95 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of this interventional study is to compare the response to alcohol in patients with essential tremor (ET), essential tremor plus (ETplus), dystonic tremor (DT), tremor associated with dystonia (TaD) and tremor in Parkinson´s disease (PD). The main question to be answered is: • Is there a difference in the objective alcohol responsiveness of patients with ET, DT, TaD and PD? Participants will receive either vodka with rum-flavoured orange juice with a target blood alcohol of 0.4 ‰ or a non-alcoholic rum-flavoured orange juice (vice versa on the second study day). Before and 30, 60 an 120 minutes after the study drink the participants will undergo a clinical examination of the tremor and accelerometry will be performed. Researchers will compare alcohol and placebo in a randomized cross over way to see if the effect of alcohol on tremor exceeds the placebo effect.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Effect of Alcohol on Common Tremor Syndromes
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, dystonic tremor, tremor associated with dystonia, essential tremor, or essential tremor plus based on clinical criteria
- Presence of tremor in the upper extremities
- Ability to bring an accompanying person to both study visits
You will not qualify if you...
- Unwillingness to abstain from driving on both study days
- Diseases that prohibit alcohol ingestion
- History of alcohol abuse
- Pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Medical University of Graz
Graz, Styria, Austria, 8010
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Research Team
P
Petra Schwingenschuh, MD
CONTACT
D
Daniela Kern, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
2
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