Looks back at records of people treated with deep brain stimulation for movement disorders
Reviews past records of people with Parkinson, tremor or dystonia given brain stimulation.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Where
- Pavia, ItalySee the siteAlso in 5 other countries, 19 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Retrospective Outcomes Study
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 5,000 people, planned
- Started
- 12 Mar 2019
- Expected to end
- Dec 2028
- Type of study
- Observational, 3 groups
- Treatments tested
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Record updated
- 12 November 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for people who have had a deep brain stimulation system implanted, or who could have one implanted. It reviews their past records.
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Earlier treatment
- People must have been treated with a deep brain stimulation system before, or could have one implanted.
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Must be previously treated with or eligible for implantation with a deep brain stimulation system
Who cannot take part
- No Exclusion Criteria
Where in Italy
Also in 5 other countries, 19 sites
- Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Casimiro MondinoPavia, ItalyContact: Boston Scientific Clinical ResearchTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The primary objective of this study is to characterize real-world clinical outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) using retrospective review of de-identified patient records.
The 3 groups in the trial
- Parkinson's Disease
Subjects with Parkinson's disease, implanted with a Boston Scientific Deep Brain Stimulation System
Treatment: Deep Brain Stimulation
- Essential Tremor
Subjects with Essential Tremor, implanted with a Boston Scientific Deep Brain Stimulation System
Treatment: Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia
Subjects with dystonia, implanted with a Boston Scientific Deep Brain Stimulation System
Treatment: Deep Brain Stimulation
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Retrospective Outcomes Study
- Plain-language title
- Looks back at records of people treated with deep brain stimulation for movement disordersGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 12 November 2026