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Deep Brain Stimulation for patients with Tardive Dyskinesia and or Dystonia. Efficacy and Psychiatric and Cognitive Side-Effects

Completed
Conditions
movement disorder
secondary dystonia
10028037
10037176
Registration Number
NL-OMON41413
Lead Sponsor
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Brief Summary

Trial ended prematurely

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
1
Inclusion Criteria

- Mental competence
- Age between 18 and 65 years
- A current or previous psychiatric illness that has been stable for at least 6 months
- Diagnosis of TDD
- TDD must be present for at least 12 months and impede physical and or social functioning
- BFMDRS >8 or AIMS >16
- Pharmacological treatments for TDD had insufficient effect or could not be tolerated

Exclusion Criteria

- The patient does not fully comprehend the effects and potential side effects of brain surgery
- The patient is suicidal
- The patient has cognitive impairments
- The patient is severely mentally ill
- A neurological disease that explains the dyskinesia or dystonia
- Use of recreational drugs within the last 3 months
- Previous DBS or ablative stereotactic brain surgery
- General contraindications for stereotactic surgery and general anaesthesia

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Primary objective, improvement on the movement disorder rating scales.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secondary objectives improvement on the quality of life measured on the SF36<br /><br>and the WHO-QoL including a cost effectiveness analysis, psychiatric stability<br /><br>as measured on the BPRS and the MADRS and cognitive effects as measured with<br /><br>the test battery used in the Nstaps trial.</p><br>
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