Heat therapy for tremors: new study tracks Real-World results
NCT ID NCT06553625
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study is collecting information from 200 people with Parkinson's disease, dystonia, essential tremor, or other movement disorders who are scheduled to receive radiofrequency (RF) ablation—a procedure that uses heat to target small areas in the brain. The goal is to see how patients' quality of life changes over time after the treatment in everyday medical practice. The study does not test a new device; it simply observes outcomes with an already-approved system.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Radiofrequency ablation (a procedure using heat to target brain tissue)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide real-world evidence to refine how RF ablation is used for movement disorders, potentially improving patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove the treatment works better than alternatives. Results may vary widely across patients and centers.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Locations
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St. Georges Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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Uniklinik Köln
RECRUITINGCologne, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Dusseldorf
RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg
RECRUITINGWürzburg, Germany
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