The Swedish Essential Tremor (SWEET) Trial - A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial of Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (6) locations...
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
To evaluate the effect of deep brain stimulation (DBS) vs best medical treatment in essential tremor (ET) in a randomized, single-blinded controlled trial.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosis of ET, as decided by the movement disorder specialist; Substantial incapacity; Duration of symptoms \> 5 years; Age 18 - 75; unsatisfying effect from β-blockers, or be unable to tolerate the medical therapy.
Locations
Other Locations
Sweden
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Gothenburg
Linköping University Hospital
RECRUITING
Linköping
Lund University Hospital
RECRUITING
Lund
Karolinska University Hospital
RECRUITING
Stockholm
Umeå University Hospital
RECRUITING
Umeå
Akademiska Sjukhuset
RECRUITING
Uppsala
Contact Information
Primary
Anne-Louice Eriksson
annelouice.eriksson@vll.se
+468907850000
Time Frame
Start Date: 2018-06-30
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-01-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Active_comparator: Surgical
Participants randomized to surgery
Active_comparator: Medical
Participants randomized to best medical treatment
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Umeå University, University Hospital, Linkoeping, Uppsala University, Göteborg University, Lund University
Leads: Karolinska Institutet