Tapping Test and the Archimedean Spiral for the Differential Diagnosis of Tremor. Machine Learning Approach

In clinical practice, it is sometimes difficult to establish whether a patient's tremor is due to Parkinson's disease or essential tremor. The distinction is crucial as the health implications differ significantly between the two conditions. Therefore, the present study aims to develop a diagnostic method based on machine learning techniques to help differentiate whether a patient's tremor is due to one condition or the other. To achieve this, 110 patients with tremor, correctly diagnosed with either Parkinson's disease or essential tremor, will participate. They will undergo two diagnostic tests (tapping test and Archimedean spiral) to capture data that can be processed using machine learning techniques.

NCT Number	NCT06378619
Lead Sponsor	Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf
Conditions	Tremor, Essential Tremor, Parkinson Disease
Enrollment	110 participants
Start Date	2024-07-15
Primary Completion	2026-07 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-07 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-06-26