New DBS programming may restore tremor control when standard therapy fails
NCT ID NCT07302867
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether new ways of programming deep brain stimulation (DBS) can improve tremor control in adults with essential tremor who stopped responding to standard DBS. Five participants will try six different stimulation settings and use one at home for three months. The goal is to find settings that provide more stable and longer-lasting tremor relief.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- deep brain stimulation (DBS) with advanced programming settings
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer better and longer-lasting tremor relief for people with essential tremor who no longer benefit from standard DBS.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 5 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is also observational, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove effectiveness.
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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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About 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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19 to 85 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: * Adults with essential tremor who have undergone standard Vim-DBS surgery * Demonstrated rapid (early) habituation to standard programming. * Ability to provide informed consent and attend follow-up visits. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to attend programming visits. * Cognitive or language impairment precluding consent. * Other neurological conditions confounding tremor assessment.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z1M9, Canada
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