App-Based CBT shows promise for functional tremor
NCT ID NCT06022393
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 4-week app-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program in 20 people with functional tremor. Participants used the app to practice reframing upsetting thoughts and were compared to a group that simply reflected on their day. The goal was to see if the CBT app could improve symptoms and quality of life. The study is complete, but results are not yet published.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app-based training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple app-based therapy to help people with functional tremor feel better and move more easily.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 20 people and no control group. The results may not apply to everyone, and the app might not work for all types of tremor.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- Diagnosis of a functional movement disorder Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is not capable of giving consent. * The patient does not have sufficient knowledge of German to answer the questionnaires (questionnaires are only available in German).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of graz
Graz, Styria, 8010, Austria
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