GyroGlove Use in Essential Tremor Patients

NCT ID: NCT05958030

Last Updated: 2025-03-14

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-31

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a multi-centre, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial with an open label follow up. After the baseline assessment, all participants will receive the GyroGlove for two weeks during the open label follow up part of the trial. All gloves will be retrieved and returned to GyroGear after closure of the study.

Detailed Description

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All participants will attend 2 in-clinic assessment sessions (Baseline (day 0), Follow-up (day 14)) after screening visit. The baseline session will last approximately 120 minutes whilst the 2-week assessment will last approximately 60-80 minutes. At baseline assessment, participants will perform protocol-specific activities with both investigational devices (i.e. GyroGlove and Placebo).

In addition to in-clinic assessments, participants will complete self-assessments at Day -3 prior baseline visit (i.e. Day 0,) and at Day 5 and 10 from baseline (i.e. Day 0), when they started using GyroGlove at home.

All participants will be blinded at the baseline (Day 0), as assessments will be performed with GyroGlove and a placebo device in a pre-defined sequence. Each participant will act as the control for him/herself and will be blinded to the interventions order.

The sequence of interventions in the study has been pre-defined, owing to the potential for longitudinal effects of wearing the device interfering with the accurate study outcome measurement.

Conditions

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Essential Tremor

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

All study participants will interact with both investigational device and placebo in a pre-defined sequence.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors
The study is a single-blind study where study participants will be blinded to the order of both devices (investigational device and placebo) during baseline visit.

Study Groups

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No Interventional

Participants will perform protocol-specific tasks with no device

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Investigational Device Arm

GyroGlove

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

GyroGlove

Intervention Type DEVICE

GyroGlove is a patented wearable device containing high-performance, miniaturised, gyroscopes designed for individuals diagnosed with essential tremor. Participants will interact with GyroGlove on the day of baseline visit (i.e. Day 0), 2-week Home use and on the day of follow-up visit (i.e Day 14).

Placebo Arm

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DEVICE

The placebo device consists of the same hardware as GyroGlove: aesthetically it looks the same, weight same and produces the same noise as GyroGlove. Participants will interact with Placebo on the day of baseline visit (i.e. Day 0).

Interventions

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Placebo

The placebo device consists of the same hardware as GyroGlove: aesthetically it looks the same, weight same and produces the same noise as GyroGlove. Participants will interact with Placebo on the day of baseline visit (i.e. Day 0).

Intervention Type DEVICE

GyroGlove

GyroGlove is a patented wearable device containing high-performance, miniaturised, gyroscopes designed for individuals diagnosed with essential tremor. Participants will interact with GyroGlove on the day of baseline visit (i.e. Day 0), 2-week Home use and on the day of follow-up visit (i.e Day 14).

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years of age or older
* Subject has been clinically diagnosed with ET
* Has either unilateral or bilateral tremor of the hand or predominantly hand as well as forearm
* Has a score of ≥ 2 in ADL activities 2, 3, 6 \& 8 of the TETRAS ADL subscale (TRG, Sep 2021)
* Tremor in at least one hand causing water spillage during drinking

And

* Stable dosage of medications throughout the duration of the study, if applicable
* Ability to speak and read in the language that the trial documentation has been translated to.
* Ability to understand verbal instructions in the language that the trial documentation has been translated to.
* Ability to provide written informed consent to participate in the study
* Capacity to complete self-report outcome measures in the language that the trial documentation has been translated to

Exclusion Criteria

* Other possible causes of tremor, including Parkinson's disease, drug-induced, enhanced physiological tremor
* Presence of tremor around the elbow and shoulder limiting participants to perform required test/procedure in the study
* Has implanted electrical medical device, e.g., pacemaker, defibrillator, or deep brain stimulator
* Clinically diagnosed alcohol use disorder or illicit substance use (exception medical cannabis)
* Change in medication for tremor within 1 month prior to study enrolment
* Change in antidepressant medication within 3 months prior to study enrolment
* Has received botulinum toxin injection for hand tremor within 4 months prior to study enrolment
* Has been diagnosed with any of the following conditions affecting the hand and/or arm:

* Fingers/Wrist joint defects or deformities or current skeletal injuries that prevent them from wearing the glove
* Hand muscular deformities or weakness, e.g.: Myotonic Dystrophy, Autosomal Recessive Muscular Dystrophy limiting participant to perform required test/procedure in the study
* Skin Conditions of the hand and forearm, e.g.: Eczema, Psoriasis, Extreme Skin Sensitivity
* Growth or Development Defects of the hand, including but not limited to, Brittle Bone Disease, Triphalangeal Thumb.
* Previous thalamotomy procedure, including stereotactic thalamotomy, gamma knife radio surgical thalamotomy, and focused ultrasound for the treatment of tremor.
* Neurological conditions aside from essential tremor that may affect the conduct of the study
* Peripheral neuropathy affecting the upper extremity
* Are participating or have participated in any interventional clinical trial or study in the last 30 days which may confound the results of this study, unless approved by the Sponsor
* Inability to follow simple instructions
* Pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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GyroGear Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Richard Walker

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

North Tyneside General Hospital

Locations

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Quest Research Institute

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Houston Methodist Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

University of Vermont Medical Centre

Burlington, Vermont, United States

Site Status

Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Clinical Ageing Research Unit, Newcastle University

Newcastle, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

North Tyneside General Hospital

Newcastle, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Faii Ong

Role: CONTACT

+44 2045773038

Facility Contacts

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Peter LeWitt

Role: primary

248-957-8940

William Ondo

Role: primary

346-238-9068

James Boyd

Role: primary

802-847-4589

Paul Worth

Role: primary

01223349289

Nicola Pavese

Role: primary

0191 2081264

Raj Sarangmat

Role: primary

07912145463

Richard Walker

Role: primary

07795617590

Other Identifiers

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CLIN-0001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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