Status:

UNKNOWN

Flexible vs. Standard Deep Brain Stimulation Programming in Parkinson Disease Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Toronto

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Exploring the benefits of the linear lead in deep brain stimulation.

Detailed Description

Detailed Description: This is a single-centre, double-blinded cross-over study comparing the 4 contact vs 8 contact electrodes of deep brain stimulation (DBS) patients. The study will follow 2 phase...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 1\) Patients with a diagnosis of PD according to the British Parkinson's Disease Society
  • Brain Bank criteria (Hughes, Daniel, Kilford, \& Lees, 1992), who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria proposed by the core assessment programme for surgical interventional therapies in PD panel (Defer, Widner, Marié, Rémy, \& Levivier, 1999)
  • Male and female patients with idiopathic PD, who have symptoms responsive to L-dopa medications, but who have significant impairment related to PD that is no longer well controlled with pharmacotherapy (i.e., refractory to optimized medical therapy)
  • Patients considered as STN-DBS candidates as per current standard of care. These patients will subsequently undergo STN-DBS surgery and maintain stimulation therapy.
  • Quality of life and social functioning influenced by levodopa-responsive signs
  • No major comorbidities

Exclusion

  • 1\) Exclusion criteria will include patients with other significant neurologic or psychiatric illnesses or cognitive deficit.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04116177

Start Date

September 1 2016

End Date

June 1 2020

Last Update

October 10 2019

Active Locations (2)

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Movement disorders Centre, Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8

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Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8