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NCT ID: NCT03795935 Recruiting - Essential Tremor Clinical Trials

Relief From Side Effects: Clinical Use of Electrodes With Direction

RESCUED
Start date: September 17, 2018
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) uses electrical pulses sent through a lead (insulated wire) to help stop unwanted symptoms in a variety of brain diseases, including the tremor seen in patients with Essential Tremor (ET). The current standard lead allows this stimulation to spread out uniformly in all directions. As these diseases progress, however, the amount of electrical stimulation required to stop the symptom usually increases. This may become problematic because the increased electrical stimulation required for advanced symptoms may spread outside the desired targeted area, and effect other parts of the brain and causing unwanted side effects. A new type of DBS lead has been developed which can steer, or focus, the electrical stimulation in a given direction toward the desired target area and away from areas that would cause side effects. We would like to quantify the benefit seen in patients who have been switched from the traditional lead to this new directional lead.