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NCT03832712
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The Swedish Essential Tremor (SWEET) Trial

Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

To evaluate the effect of deep brain stimulation (DBS) vs best medical treatment in essential tremor (ET) in a randomized, single-blinded controlled trial.

Official title: The Swedish Essential Tremor (SWEET) Trial - A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial of Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 75 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

100

Start Date

2018-06-30

Completion Date

2027-01-30

Last Updated

2022-05-25

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Deep Brain Stimulation

Surgical implantation of intracranial leads for deep brain stimulation, extension cables and implantable pulse generator

DRUG

Best Medical Treatment

Unselective β-blockers such as Propanolol

Locations (6)

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Gothenburg, Sweden

Linköping University Hospital

Linköping, Sweden

Lund University Hospital

Lund, Sweden

Karolinska University Hospital

Stockholm, Sweden

Umeå University Hospital

Umeå, Sweden

Akademiska Sjukhuset

Uppsala, Sweden