RAD 1601: EDGE Radiosurgery for Intractable Essential Tremor and Tremor-Dominant Parkinson's Disease

NCT03305588 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-03-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To determine the efficacy of frameless Virtual Cone Radiosurgical Thalamotomy for medically refractory tremor resulting from either Essential Tremor or Tremor-Dominant Parkinson's Disease with the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTMTRS) in patients who are not candidates for deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Unframed Virtual Cone

The patient will undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Radiosurgery is a single non-surgical radiation treatment and will be done as an outpatient procedure. High-energy radiation will be delivered to a small, precise area of the patient's brain using a linear accelerator. A face mask (unframed) will be placed over the patient's face to keep their head from moving during the procedure. During the procedure, the study doctor will confirm the exact location that needs to be treated using x-rays and optical imaging cameras. The face mask will hold the patient's head to prevent it from moving and to focus the x-rays and aim them on a small area in the thalamus of the patient's brain. For most patients, the actual time on the radiosurgery treatment machine is 30 to 60 minutes. The face mask will be removed after the treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Fiveash, MD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-05
Primary Completion
2025-10-01
Completion
2026-09-01
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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