The Effects of Vibrotactile Stimulation in Patients With Movement Disorders
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia
In brief
Vibration applied to the skin has been anecdotally reported to potentially improve motor control in patients with movement disorders including Parkinson's disease, however few devices have been studied formally. In this study, the investigators will test the effect of skin surface vibration applied non-invasively to patients with movement disorders to determine if there are any beneficial effects on common tasks of motor control and/or abnormal motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), essential tremor (ET), and dystonia.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05106816
- Run by
- University of Florida
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2021-10-07
- Expected to finish
- 2022-09-20
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-09-27
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18-80 and able to provide informed consent.
- Have a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, or cervical dystonia made by a movement disorders specialist.
- Medically optimized without planned medication changes for the duration of the study.
- For patients with ET, they will have a score of at least 2 on items 5 and 6 of the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin (FTM) Tremor Rating Scale.
- For patients with dystonia, they will have abnormal dystonic postures of the head and not isolated head tremor
You may not qualify if…
- The presence of additional neurologic diseases, that might confound testing or the coexistence of PD and ET together (action tremor that was present prior to the development of parkinsonism).
- Symptoms of peripheral neuropathy at the wrist (reduced vibratory, pinprick, or temperature sensation)
- Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) score < 20 or previously documented dementia
- Unable to walk without a walking aid (e.g. cane, stick, walker)
Where it is running
- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases — Gainesville, Florida, United States
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