Clinical trials: Deep Brain Stimulation
Surgical Wound Infections
Prevention of Neurosurgical Wound Infections
The goal of this study is to determine whether injecting the antibiotic vancomycin directly into surgical wounds can decrease the rate of infection following implantation of neurosurgical devices.
- Trial name
- POWI (NCT00915967)
- Testing
- Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Healthy Volunteers
Temporal Interference Methods for Non-invasive Deep Brain Stimulation, Study 1.2
In its totality, this grant aims to develop a line of research using temporal interference (TI) electrical neurostimulation technology to understand the causal role of deep brain structures in cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT07339072
- Testing
- Temporal Interference (TI) Electrical Stimulation - NAcc 5 Hz TI Active, Temporal Interference (TI) Electrical Stimulation - NAcc 10 Hz TI Active
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Parkinson's Disease
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Early Stage Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (B-STN DBS) is one of the most effective surgical treatments for PD patients suffering from levodopa-induced motor complications.
- Trial name
- NCT00282152
- Testing
- B-STN DBS, Optimal drug therapy
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Parkinson's Disease
CUSTOM-DBS: Current Steering to Optimize Deep Brain Stimulation
The objective of the study is to compare different deep brain stimulation (DBS) settings using the commercially approved Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Vercise system.
- Trial name
- CUSTOM-DBS (NCT01896115)
- Testing
- Vercise DBS settings
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Austria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Parkinson's Disease
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
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…
- Trial name
- INTREPID (NCT01839396)
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 313 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Parkinson, Parkinson Disease
Parkinson Disease and DBS: Cognitive Effects in GBA Mutation Carriers
Every year, approximately 9,000 Parkinson disease (PD) patients undergo deep brain stimulator (DBS) placement into the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS).
- Conditions
- Parkinson, Parkinson Disease, Genetic Predisposition, GBA Gene Mutation
- Trial name
- NCT03234478
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Loss of Consciousness, Parkinson Disease
Brain Networks and Consciousness
General anesthesia (GA) is a medically induced state of unresponsiveness and unconsciousness, which millions of people experience every year.
- Conditions
- Loss of Consciousness, Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04502550
- Testing
- Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Stroke
Electrical Stimulation of the Dentate Nucleus for Upper Extremity Hemiparesis Due to Ischemic Stroke
This clinical trial will evaluate if Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is safe for the treatment of stroke and will help understand if DBS improves motor recovery for patients who continue to have significant impairment.
- Trial name
- EDEN (NCT02835443)
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Enspire DBS Therapy, Inc.
Parkinson's Disease
Retrospective, Non-significant Risk, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Care Management Software Feasibility Study
To evaluate DBS device settings and match with the features of the DBS care management software.
- Trial name
- DBS (NCT01750242)
- Testing
- Medtronic DBS system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Parkinson's Disease
Intravenous Versus Inhalational Anesthesia in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is a common progressive degenerative disease affecting 3% of all patients over the age of 65. Given their age and frailty, these patients frequently require surgical procedures with general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT00615472
- Testing
- Isoflurane, Remifentanil, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Tourette Syndrome
Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Tourette Syndrome
This research is being performed to try to understand if the use of deep brain stimulation or DBS can treat the symptoms of Tourette syndrome that do not respond well to current medications.
- Trial name
- NCT01817517
- Testing
- Medtronic Activa Deep Brain Stimulation System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Nicotine Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorders
Temporal Interference Neurostimulation and Addiction
This project aims to develop a line of research using new non-invasive neurostimulation technology to treat adults with opioid use disorders (OUDs).
- Trial name
- NCT04432064
- Testing
- Active TI-NDBS, tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation
Dual-task Augmented Reality for PD DBS
The goal of this project is to evaluate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of utilizing a digital therapeutic, Dual-task Augmented Reality Treatment (DART) protocol, for the treatment of postural instability and gait…
- Trial name
- DART for DBS (NCT06418152)
- Testing
- Multi-modal treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Jay Alberts
Parkinson Disease
Clinical Evaluation of the Infinity Deep Brain Stimulation System
The purpose of this post-market study is to characterize the clinical performance of the Infinity Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system, including the Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG), directional DBS leads, extensions, iPad…
- Trial name
- PROGRESS (NCT02989610)
- Testing
- Omnidirectional stimulation, Directional stimulation
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Parkinson Disease
Physical Therapy and Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease
While deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is commonly used to reduce tremor, muscle stiffness, and bradykinesia in people with Parkinson disease (PD), preliminary studies suggest balance may worsen and…
- Trial name
- PTDBS (NCT03181282)
- Testing
- Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Treatment Resistant Depression
Epidural Cortical Stimulation for Depression
Objective: Chronic epidural cortical stimulation (ECS) involves the neurosurgical placement of an electric wire on the surface of the brain with intermittent activation.
- Trial name
- EpCS-D (NCT00565617)
- Testing
- Synergy, Epidural cortical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Parkinson Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Low Frequency Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinson's Disease
Prospective trial of low frequency deep brain stimulation of the ventral subthalamic nucleus to improve cognitive performance in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03204526
- Testing
- deep brain stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Refractory Epilepsy
Modulation of Emotion Perception in Humans Via Amygdala Stimulation
This study will enroll patients with epilepsy who are being evaluated for epilepsy surgery and have intracranial EEG electrodes.
- Trial name
- NCT05292183
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Parkinson's Disease
Temporal Interference Stimulation on Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a type of brain stimulation called transcranial temporal interference stimulation (TIS) of the internal globus pallidus (GPi) can help improve movement symptoms in people with…
- Trial name
- NCT07309198
- Testing
- Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation (TIS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Sport
Parkinson's Disease
Phase I Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) vs. Best Medical Therapy (BMT) Trial
The goals of this study are to determine if simultaneous bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation or simultaneous bilateral globus pallidus stimulation is more effective in reducing symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and if deep…
- Trial name
- NCT00056563
- Testing
- Bilateral Deep Brain Stimulation, best medical therapy
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs