Status:

UNKNOWN

Controlled Trial With Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients With Early Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

German Parkinson Study Group (GPS)

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Earlystim Study: Patients are randomized either to medical treatment or subthalamic stimulation. The observation period was 2 years. The primary outcome criterium: PDQ-39. Post study Follow up studie...

Detailed Description

Parkinsons' disease is one of the most disabling chronic neurological diseases. It can be treated sufficiently until motor complications with fluctuations of mobility and dyskinesias develop. The qual...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
  • Hoehn and Yahr stage ≤ 2.5 in the best "on"med condition
  • Disease duration \> 4 years
  • Presence of fluctuations and/or dyskinesias for no more than 3 years
  • One of the two following forms of impairment:
  • Impairment in activities of daily living (UPDRS II \> 6) due to PD-symptoms despite medical treatment in the "worst" condition or
  • Impairment of social and occupational functioning (measured with a modified SOFAS) due to PD-symptoms despite medical treatment (51-80%)
  • PDQ-39 completed
  • Written informed consent
  • For the patients in France a social security number is required
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Major depression with suicidal thoughts (Beck Depression Inventory \> 25)
  • Dementia (Mattis Score ≤ 130)
  • Acute psychosis
  • Need for nursing care
  • Any medical or psychological problems which may interfere with a smooth conduction of the study protocol (e.g. cancer with a limited life expectancy)
  • Drug or alcohol addiction
  • Surgical contraindications
  • Fertile women not using adequate contraceptive methods
  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
  • Illiteracy or insufficient language skills (German or French) to complete the questionnaires
  • Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial except that other trial does not affect the Earlystim study as approved and documented by the steering committee

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    251 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00354133

    Start Date

    July 1 2006

    End Date

    March 1 2022

    Last Update

    June 26 2018

    Active Locations (16)

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    1

    Michallon Hospital, CHU Grenoble, Service de Neurologie, BP217

    Grenoble, France, 38043

    2

    Service de Neurologie C, Hôpital Neurologique et neurochirurgical Pierre Wertheimer , 59 Bd Pinel 69677 BRON Cedex

    Lyon, France, 69677

    3

    Centre hospitalier La Timone, Service de neurologie et pathologie du mouvement,Boulevard Jean Moulin

    Marseille, France, 13005

    4

    "Hôpital Nord Laënnec Boulevard Jacques-Monod - Saint-Herblain

    Nantes, France, 44093