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NCT05382858Completed

PSA Versus STN DBS for TD-PD

Deep Brain Stimulation of the Posterior Subthalamic Area (PSA) Versus Subthalamic Nucleus (STN) for Tremor-dominant Parkinson's Disease: a Prospective, Randomized, Double-blinded, Cross-over Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Dec 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of the deep brain stimulation in the posterior subthalamic area (PSA) versus the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for the treatment of tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease (PD) in a randomized, double-blinded, cross-over manner.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27 (actual)
First submitted
1 May 2022
Start date
1 Jun 2022
Primary completion date
24 Apr 2025
Lead sponsor
Ruijin Hospital
NCT number
NCT05382858

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 27
  • From 1 Jun 2022 to the primary completion date, 24 Apr 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • History of stroke, encephalitis, neuroleptic uses, MRI scan with evidence of significant brain atrophy, lacunar infracts, or other conditions that might interfere with the intracranial surgery
  • Presence of cognitive, or psychiatric or other co-morbidities (e.g., dementia, epilepsy, cranial traumatism, brain tumor, schizophrenia, severe depression or bipolar disorder, personality disorder, etc.) that might interfere with the patient's ability to complete the evaluations or to provide informed consent
  • Other conditions considered by the investigators that might interfere with the surgery procedure, the follow-ups, and the interpretation of the data

Other

  • Atypical parkinsonism
  • Presence of anatomical abnormalities in the target region
  • Clinically significant medical history that would increase pre-/post-operative complications

Who the study is looking for

  • diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease
  • tremor-dominant subtype in the on-medication condition
  • modified Hoehn-Yahr scale of 2 to 4 in the on-medication condition
  • receiving regular anti-parkinsonian drugs for more than 6 weeks
  • good compliance and written informed consent provided

Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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ShanghaiChinaUnknown status

Related publications

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PSA Versus STN DBS for TD-PD (NCT05382858) – Frontlight Research