Virtual reality tested as a tool to study hand tremors
NCT ID NCT06393439
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study is testing whether virtual reality motor tasks can help understand functional tremor, a type of movement disorder. Researchers will measure reaction time and brain activity in 48 people with functional tremor, essential tremor, or healthy controls. The goal is to see how virtual hand movements affect tremor and brain signals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help understand how virtual reality might be used to assess or manage functional tremor.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early pilot study with only 48 participants. It is not testing a treatment, so it may not lead to any direct clinical benefit.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 functional tremor (FT) or essential tremor (ET) or healthy control persons * In patients with FT and ET: presence of a constant or intermittent tremor during the neurological examination Exclusion Criteria: * unclear tremor syndrome * essential tremor plus (ET plus) * conditions that interfere with EEG diagnostic (skin conditions, skin infections, wounds) * reflex epilepsy * cervical degeneration or chronic pain syndrome of the cervical spine * severe somatic illness * previous cerebral or head surgery * implanted pacemaker or deep brain stimulation * persons who are unable to consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of Graz, Department of Neurology
RECRUITINGGraz, 8010, Austria
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