EMBRACE Tremor BiFUS

Last updated: May 15, 2025
Sponsor: InSightec
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Essential Tremor

Dystonia

Treatment

Local standard medical treatment after previous Exablate unilateral thalamotomy.

Staged bilateral Exablate thalamotomy

Clinical Study ID

NCT06974916
ET006
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a post-market (Phase IV) randomized, controlled, blinded, multicenter study with the aim to determine the added value of staged bilateral Exablate thalamotomy compared to a group of patients on previous unilateral treatment combined with local standard medical treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Men and women with an age of 18 years or older.

  2. Willing to participate in the study (i.e., signed ICF). (Willing to be randomized).

  3. Patient is able to undergo a high-resolution Computerized Tomography (CT) scan.

  4. Patient is able to fit into MRI unit and comply with all contraindications for thespecific magnetic resonance (MR) system including and limited to contrast mediumshould there be needed.

  5. The thalamus, sub-thalamus and the pallidum must be apparent on MR imaging.

  6. Patient is able to communicate sensations to the physician during the procedure;Procedure does not require general anesthesia.

  7. Patient must be able to use the Stop Sonication button freely.

  8. Patient willing to have their head shaved prior to the actual treatment.

  9. Patient has no history for claustrophobia which is not responding to medications.

  10. ET patients who are eligible for second side staged bilateral Exablate thalamotomytreatment. Time since first intervention is at least 9 months.

  11. Available tremor assessment prior to the unilateral Exablate thalamotomy.

  12. Patients randomized to the study, irrespective of group allocation should be willingand able to remain in the study for at least 6 months and able to complete therequired assessments.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject experienced any non-transient neurological event or worsening following theprevious Exablate procedure.

  2. Patients with MRI related contraindications (e.g. presence of metallic implantsincompatibility with MRI, severe claustrophobia, reaction to contrast medium).

  3. Patients in whom it is not possible to avoid energy absorbing structures orsensitive tissues (e.g., skull implants, surgical clips, shunts, electrodes, durapatch, skull patch, electrodes, etc.) from the path of the ultrasound beam.

  4. Patients with concurrent active infections disease and/or severe allergies withfever.

  5. Patients that have been diagnosed with brain tumors or a vascular anomaly.

  6. Patients with a history of seizures, brain hemorrhages, stroke within the past year,or any coagulopathy.

  7. Patients under anticoagulants and/or anti-platelets drugs known to increase bleedingrisk within the duration defined by the half-life of the specific drugs.

  8. Patient that has been given any contrast agent (e.g., CT, MRI), within 24 hoursbefore treatment

  9. Severe unstable hypertension that cannot be controlled by medications (diastolicBlood Pressure > 100 on medication).

  10. Patients with unstable cardiac status.

  11. Patients exhibiting any behavior(s) consistent with ethanol or substance abuse.

  12. Cerebrovascular disease (multiple CVA or CVA within 6 months).

  13. Patients with risk factors for intraoperative or postoperative bleeding.

  14. Imaging shows abnormal finding in CT or/and MRI (e.g., brain tumor, brain vascularmalformation, shunt, etc.).

  15. Patient has physical subscale score ≥ 16.5 on the Dysphagia Handicap Index or hasbeen diagnosed with dysphagia.

  16. Patient with cognitive impairment.

  17. Patient with clinically significant abnormal speech function as determined by aspeech pathologist.

Study Design

Total Participants: 100
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Local standard medical treatment after previous Exablate unilateral thalamotomy.
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 11, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2027

Study Description

In patients who have undergone previous unilateral Exablate thalamotomy for Essential Tremor, the aim of this trial is to determine the effect of staged bilateral Exablate thalamotomy compared to a group of patients on previous unilateral treatment. The effect will be measured on tremor reduction, functional impairment, disease-specific quality of life, adverse events and patient-perception of the overall treatment result in patients eligible for a staged bilateral Exablate procedure.

Patients assigned to the treatment arm will receive staged bilateral Exablate thalamotomy. Patients assigned to control group will remain under local standard medical treatment.

The primary efficacy study objective is to demonstrate that Exablate staged-bilateral thalamotomy treatment reduces tremor, as measured by Treated Upper Limb CRST (A+B) (0-28) score, to a higher extent than those remaining on previous unilateral Exablate thalamotomy at 6 months.

The primary safety study objective is to assess the adverse events (AEs) of Exablate staged-bilateral thalamotomy treatment in comparison to those remaining on unilateral treatment (control group) plus medical treatment, including AE type, incidence, severity and duration at 6 months.

Connect with a study center

  • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel (UKSH)

    Kiel, 24105
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

    Milan, 20133
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • HM CINAC- Hospital Universitario HM Puerta del Sur

    Móstoles, 28938
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona, 31008
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

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