A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of ExAblate MRgFUS on Essential Tremor

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

154 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-11-17

Study Completion Date

2023-02-02

Brief Summary

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A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS Thalamotomy Treatment of Medication Refractory Essential Tremor Subjects

The objective of this prospective, single-arm study is to test the efficacy of treatment using the ExAblate Transcranial System and to further demonstrate safety in medication-refractory tremor inpatients with essential tremor (ET).

The Indications for Use claim for this system is as follows: Treatment of medication-refractory tremor in patients with essential tremor.

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Detailed Description

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The objective of this prospective, multi-site, single-arm study is to test the efficacy of treatment using the ExAblate Transcranial System and to further demonstrate safety in medication-refractory tremor in subjects with essential tremor (ET).

Safety: To evaluate the incidence and severity of adverse events (AE/AEs) associated with ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS treatment of medication-refractory ET Effectiveness: To determine the effectiveness of the ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS treatment of medication-refractory tremor (i.e. ET). Efficacy will be determined utilizing the Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (CRST) in ET from examinations at baseline and 3-Months post-ExAblate treatment.

• This study is designed as a prospective, multi-site, single-arm study. Assessments of primary efficacy endpoints will compare the three months after ExAblate treatment to Baseline measurements for clinical symptom relief. Safety of ExAblate in the treatment of ET will be collected for one year after ExAblate treatment. Relative Safety will be evaluated using a common description of Significant Clinical Complications for patients treated in this study. This study will be performed on the 3T MR scanners.

The secondary endpoints of the study are as follows:

1. Quality life claims: Questionnaire for Essential Tremor (QUEST) outcome (upper extremity questions) at Months 3 change from Baseline
2. Durability (as measured by QUEST upper arm extremity questions) of the procedure as reflected by the efficacy data through change from baseline measures through Month 12 follow up
3. Subject daily functionalities: as measured by CRST Part-C (subscales)Month 12 as compared to Baseline.

Conditions

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Essential Tremor

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Prospective multi-site, single-arm study

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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MRgFUS treatment

MRgFUS device treatment, thalamotomy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MRgFUS treatment

Intervention Type DEVICE

ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS Thalamotomy Treatment of Medication Refractory Essential Tremor Subjects

Interventions

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MRgFUS treatment

ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS Thalamotomy Treatment of Medication Refractory Essential Tremor Subjects

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Thalamotomy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men and women age 22 years or older
* A diagnosis of ET as confirmed from clinical history and examination by a neurologist or neurosurgeon specialized in movement disorder
* Have had an inadequate response to one or two oral doses of medication, per local standards. An inadequate medication trial is defined as a therapeutic dose of each medication and poor response to drug, or the development of side effects as the medication dose is titrated.
* Able to communicate sensations during the ExAblate TcMRgFUS treatment

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects with unstable cardiac status
* Severe hypertension (diastolic BP \> 100 on medication)
* Subjects with standard contraindications for MR imaging such as non-MRI compatible implanted metallic devices including cardiac pacemakers, size limitations, etc.
* Known intolerance or allergies to the MRI contrast agent (e.g. Gadolinium or Magnevist) including advanced kidney disease
* Patient with severely impaired renal function
* History of abnormal bleeding and/or coagulopathy
* History of immunocompromise including those who are HIV positive.
* History of intracranial hemorrhage
* Cerebrovascular disease (multiple CVA or CVA within 6 months)
* Subjects with uncontrolled symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure (e.g., headache, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, papilledema).
* Individuals who are not able or willing to tolerate the required prolonged stationary supine position during treatment (can be up to 4 hrs of total table time.)
* Are participating or have participated in another clinical trial in the last 30 days
* Significant claustrophobia that cannot be managed with mild medication.
* Presence of any other neurodegenerative disease such as Parkinson-plus syndromes suspected on neurological examination.
* Presence of significant cognitive impairment
* Subjects with life-threatening systemic disease
* Subjects with a history of seizures within the past year
* Subjects with presence or history of psychosis

Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No