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Effects of Octanoic Acid for Treatment of Essential Voice Tremor

NCT01864525 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2018-08-20

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Summary

Essential voice tremor is a neurological condition that produces a regular, shaking quality in the voice. One form of drug treatment that produces some improvement in tremor of the hands is octanoic acid, which is a food additive that is similar to alcohol. Research suggests that octanoic acid may reduce tremor in the hands/arms with few side effects and no intoxication effects. This study will determine whether octanoic acid may be useful for reducing tremor when it affects the voice. Researchers are hypothesizing that octanoic acid will reduce the effects of tremor on the voice.

Conditions

  • Essential Voice Tremor
  • Vocal Tremor
  • Voice Tremor
  • Essential Tremor of Voice

Interventions

DRUG

Octanoic acid

DRUG

Inactive capsule

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Syracuse University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Soren Y Lowell, PhD · Syracuse University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-22
Completion
2017-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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