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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Parkinson's Disease
Registration Number
NCT01839396
Lead Sponsor
Boston Scientific Corporation
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Boston Scientific's Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system in the treatment of patients with with advanced, levodopa-responsive bilateral Parkinson's disease (PD) which is not adequately controlled with medication.

Detailed Description

The study is multi-center, prospective, double-blind, randomized (3:1) controlled trial.

GUIDE XT may be used for planning of programming as needed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
313
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of bilateral idiopathic PD (H&Y ≥ 2) with a duration of PD ≥ 5 years.
  • Persistent disabling Parkinson's disease symptoms or drug side effects (e.g., dyskinesias, motor fluctuations, or disabling "off" periods) despite optimal medical therapy.
  • Able to understand the study requirements and the treatment procedures and provides written informed consent before any study-specific tests or procedures are performed.

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Any intracranial abnormality or medical condition that would contraindicate DBS surgery.
  • Have any significant psychiatric condition likely to compromise the subject's ability to comply with requirements of the study protocol
  • Any other active implanted devices including neurostimulators and /or drug delivery pumps
  • Any previous thalamotomy, pallidotomy or subjects who have undergone a DBS procedure.
  • Have any significant medical condition that is likely to interfere with study procedures or likely to confound evaluation of study endpoints.
  • A female who is breastfeeding or of child-bearing potential with a positive urine pregnancy test or not using adequate contraception.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in ON Time as Measured by Parkinson's Disease DiaryFrom baseline to 12 weeks post-randomization

Difference in the mean change from baseline to 12 weeks post-randomization between the active and control groups in the ON time as measured by Parkinson's diary. Positive indicates improvement

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary EndpointsFrom baseline to 12 weeks post-randomization

Change in Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UDPRS) Part III (stim on/meds off) from baseline to 12 weeks post randomization.

Range of UPDRS III is 0 - 108 with greater scores indicating worse disease state.

Trial Locations

Locations (22)

Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center and Movement Disorders Clinic

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

University of California, San Francisco

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Carepoint, PC d/b/a Blue Sky Neurology

🇺🇸

Englewood, Colorado, United States

University of Florida Shands Hospital

🇺🇸

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

University of Miami, School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Emory University

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center and Movement Disorders Clinic
🇺🇸Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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