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Influence of deep brain stimulation in the pedunculopontine nuclei on therapy-resistant gait and balance disorders in patients with idiopathic and atypical parkinsonian syndromes

niversitätsklinik für Stereotaktische Neurochirurgie0 sites11 target enrollmentStarted: November 7, 2017Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
11

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/a: Single Arm Study
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
40 Years to 75 Years (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of a probable PSP (Parkinsonsyndrom, progressive disease after the age of 40, PSP and marked postural instability with falls after the first year of the disease)
  • - UPDRS- item 13> / = 2 (2 = occasional falls, less than once a day)
  • PSPRS- item 5> / = 2 (average frequency of falls when walking without support, 2 = 1-4 falls per month)
  • - UPDRS- item 30> / = 2 (posture stability, 2 = response to a sudden backward-Pulling on the shoulders, while the patient stands with open eyes and legs slightly apart. The patient is prepared for it: no compensatory movement, would fall if not caught by the examiner)
  • PSPRS- Item 27> / = 2 (postural stability, patient would fall if not caught by the examiner)

Exclusion Criteria

  • - Dementia (Mattis Dementia Rating Scale Score <130/144)
  • - pronounced cerebral atrophy or pronounced brain parenchyma damage
  • - coagulation disorders (eg oral anticoagulation therapy, hepatic dysfunction)
  • - Reduced immune defense (immunosuppressive therapy or immune disease)
  • - other internal concomitant disease with significantly increased risk of operation
  • - Malignant disease
  • - Known epilepsy
  • - severe psychiatric illness (psychosis, severe depression, severe personality disorder).

Investigators

Sponsor
niversitätsklinik für Stereotaktische Neurochirurgie

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