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Effect of Alcohol on Tremors

NCT00001925 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2008-03-04

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Summary

Tremors are involuntary movements of a part or parts of the body that occur because of alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles. The causes behind most tremors are poorly understood.

Some studies suggest tremors could be caused by abnormalities in a particular area of the brain called the olivary nucleus. Researchers believe that the cells making up the olivary nucleus may be responsible for generating a central rhythm of the body and may therefore also be responsible for the generation of tremors.

Consumption of alcohol has been known to reduce tremors in some patients. Researchers believe that the alcohol may work directly on the cells of the olivary nucleus. As a result, researchers would like to determine the effects of alcohol on three different kinds of tremors (physiological, symptomatic palatal, and essential palatal).

Conditions

  • Tremor

Interventions

DRUG

Alcohol

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    lead NIH

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-01-31
Completion
2002-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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