Essential Tremor
Conditions
Brief summary
Prospective, multi-center, single-arm, non-significant risk study designed to evaluate the Cala TWO device. Subjects will be screened for eligibility and fitted with a Cala TWO device. Subjects will wear the device at home for a period of 3 months, during which they will be asked to stimulate their dominant hand twice a day. The stimulation amplitude will be based on each subject's stimulation threshold. Subjects will have in clinic assessments at enrollment, month 1 and 3.
Interventions
DEVICECala TWO
Wrist-worn stimulator which applies a tremor-customized stimulation pattern to an individual's nerves
Sponsors
Cala Health, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
22 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Must be ≥22 years of age * Competent and willing to provide written, informed consent to participate in the study * A diagnosis of essential tremor as confirmed from clinical history and examination by a movement disorder neurologist * A tremor severity score of 2 or above in the dominant hand/arm as measured by any one of the TETRAS upper limb items and a minimum subset score of 6 across all upper limb items * Significant disability due to essential tremor (Bain & Findley score of 3 or above in any one of the upper limb items and a minimum subset score of 8 across all upper limb items) * Stable dose of tremor medications, if applicable, for 30 days prior to study entry * Stable dose of antidepressant medications, if applicable, for 90 days prior to study entry * Willing to comply with study protocol requirements including: * remaining on a stable dosage of tremor and antidepressant medications, if applicable, during the duration of the study * no significant alcohol or caffeine consumption within 8 hours prior to study visits * no usage of the Cala TWO device within 8 hours prior to study visits
Exclusion criteria
* Moderate to severe ethanol dependence as defined by the criteria outlined in the DSM-5 (score of 4 or higher) * Implanted electrical medical device, such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, or deep brain stimulator, or implanted metal in the wrist to be stimulated * Previous thalamotomy procedure, including stereotactic thalamotomy, gamma knife radiosurgical thalamotomy, and focused ultrasound for the treatment of tremor * Suspected or diagnosed epilepsy or other seizure disorder * Swollen, infected, inflamed areas, or skin eruptions, open wounds, or cancerous lesions of skin at stimulation site * Peripheral neuropathy affecting the tested upper extremity * Presence of any other neurodegenerative disease like Parkinson-plus syndromes suspected on neurological examination. These include: multisystem atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, dementia with Lewy bodies, and Alzheimer's disease. * Anyone suspected to have the diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). This includes excluding anyone with the presence of parkinsonian features including bradykinesia rigidity, or postural instability. Subjects who exhibit only mild resting tremor but no other symptoms or signs of PD may be included. * Botulinum toxin injection for hand tremor within 6 months prior to study enrollment * Are participating or have participated in another interventional clinical trial in the last 30 days which may confound the results of this study, unless approved by the Sponsor * Significant alcohol or caffeine consumption within 8 hours prior to study enrollment, which may confound the results of the study, where significant caffeine is considered more than 95 mg (equivalent to a cup of coffee), and significant alcohol is considered more than 14 g (equivalent to 5 oz of wine, 12 oz of beer, or 1.5 oz of distilled spirits). * Subjects unable to communicate with the investigator and staff * Any health condition that in the investigator's opinion should preclude participation in this study * Pregnancy or anticipated pregnancy during the course of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TRG (Tremor Research Group) Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale (TETRAS) Subset Score | Baseline to 3-months | Tremor Research Group (TRG) Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale (TETRAS) subset score: TETRAS subset score relevant to the stimulated upper limb. The subset score is the sum of 6 rated tasks. Each task is rated 0 to 4, where a higher score indicates more severe tremor. Minimum subset score = 0; Maximum subset score = 24. |
| Bain & Findley Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale Subset Score | Baseline to 3-months | Bain & Findley ADL subset score relevant to the stimulated upper limb. The subset score is the sum of 8 rated tasks. Each task is rated 1 to 4, where a higher score indicates more severe tremor. Minimum subset score = 8; Maximum subset score = 32. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kinematic Measurements, as Collected With the Device During Postural Holds, Change From Pre-stimulation to Post-stimulation Across Sessions | Average change in tremor power over 3-month study period | Subjects will be prompted to perform a postural hold task before and after each stimulation session. During this task, the device will record kinematic data using on-board motion sensors to objectively assess if there are any changes in tremor level. The change in each patient's pre- and post-stimulation tremor power was defined as the median change over all valid stimulation sessions. Sample mean and standard deviations were computed using the median change value from all patients. |
Countries
United States
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Cala TWO Two 40-minute stimulation sessions daily, separated by at least two hours
Cala TWO: Wrist-worn stimulator which applies a tremor-customized stimulation pattern to an individual's nerves | 263 |
| Total | 263 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Cala TWO |
|---|---|
| Age, Continuous | 69.6 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.1 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino | 7 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino | 253 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 3 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Asian | 11 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American | 7 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race | 3 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 5 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) White | 237 Participants |
| Region of Enrollment United States | 263 participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 137 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 126 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 1 / 263 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 47 / 263 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 5 / 263 |
Outcome results
Primary
Bain & Findley Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale Subset Score
Bain & Findley ADL subset score relevant to the stimulated upper limb. The subset score is the sum of 8 rated tasks. Each task is rated 1 to 4, where a higher score indicates more severe tremor. Minimum subset score = 8; Maximum subset score = 32.
Time frame: Baseline to 3-months
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cala TWO | Bain & Findley Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale Subset Score | Baseline | 18.4 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 3.8 |
| Cala TWO | Bain & Findley Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale Subset Score | Final Visit | 13.4 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 4.4 |
| Cala TWO | Bain & Findley Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale Subset Score | Change | -4.98 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 4.3 |
Primary
TRG (Tremor Research Group) Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale (TETRAS) Subset Score
Tremor Research Group (TRG) Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale (TETRAS) subset score: TETRAS subset score relevant to the stimulated upper limb. The subset score is the sum of 6 rated tasks. Each task is rated 0 to 4, where a higher score indicates more severe tremor. Minimum subset score = 0; Maximum subset score = 24.
Time frame: Baseline to 3-months
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cala TWO | TRG (Tremor Research Group) Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale (TETRAS) Subset Score | Baseline | 12.6 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 2.7 |
| Cala TWO | TRG (Tremor Research Group) Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale (TETRAS) Subset Score | Final Visit | 9.8 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 3.5 |
| Cala TWO | TRG (Tremor Research Group) Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale (TETRAS) Subset Score | Change | -2.8 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 2.8 |
Secondary
Kinematic Measurements, as Collected With the Device During Postural Holds, Change From Pre-stimulation to Post-stimulation Across Sessions
Subjects will be prompted to perform a postural hold task before and after each stimulation session. During this task, the device will record kinematic data using on-board motion sensors to objectively assess if there are any changes in tremor level. The change in each patient's pre- and post-stimulation tremor power was defined as the median change over all valid stimulation sessions. Sample mean and standard deviations were computed using the median change value from all patients.
Time frame: Average change in tremor power over 3-month study period
| Arm | Measure | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cala TWO | Kinematic Measurements, as Collected With the Device During Postural Holds, Change From Pre-stimulation to Post-stimulation Across Sessions | -0.8 (m/s^2)^2 | Standard Deviation 3.7 |