Novel Therapies for Essential Tremor
Novel Therapies for Essential Tremor
This clinical research program is designed to evaluate medications as new treatments for
 essential tremor. Essential tremor is a common condition with few available therapies.
Each medication will be evaluated for effectiveness against tremor in a randomized,
 placebo-controlled, cross-over, double blind clinical research trial. Tremor will be assessed
 with accepted rating scales and accelerometry
1. Diagnosis of essential tremor.

 2. Tremor rating scale score 3 or one or both upper extremities

 3. Unsatisfactory response to primidone or to propanolol

 4. Not taking tremor-inducing drug

 5. Able to comply with visits