Brain scans reveal how sound waves calm tremors
NCT ID NCT07446192
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a treatment called High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HiFU) changes brain activity in people with essential tremor (shaking hands). Ten adults over 50 who haven't been helped by standard medications will have their brain waves recorded before and after treatment. The goal is to understand how HiFU affects the brain's communication networks, not to test the treatment itself.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
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- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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50 to 84 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion: * Age \>50 years and \<85 years * Refractory to at least 2 first line tremor medications * Skull Density Ratio (SDR) \> = 0.35 Exclusion: * MR/MEG incompatible implants and implantable devices (ex: pacemaker) * Head tremor interfering with MEG recording * Severe depression and/or anxiety * Severe cognitive impairment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UF Health
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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