PINS Stimulator System for Deep Brain Stimulation in Huntington's Disease
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Huntington's Disease
- Registration Number
- NCT02263430
- Lead Sponsor
- Beijing Pins Medical Co., Ltd
- Brief Summary
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the Globus pallidus internus(GPi) is useful in the treatment of different forms of chorea, including Huntington's disease (HD).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8
Inclusion Criteria
- Subject clinically symptomatic and genetically confirmed Huntington Disease (number of CAG repeats>= 36)
- Moderate stage of the disease (UHDRS motor>= 30)
- Predominant movement disorder
- Compliance of the patient, stable cognition during a 6 months phase prior to inclusion (Mattis Dementia Rating Scales(MDS)>/= 120)
- Signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with hearing impairment;
- Failures of important organs and in severe conditions;
- Be reluctant or disabled to receive neuropsychological assessments;
- Participate in other clinical trial;
- Has a life expectancy of < 1 year.
- The investigator and/or enrollment review committee, would preclude participation in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale(UHDRS) 12 month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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