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NCT05893186RecruitingEarly phase 1

Multiple Objective Particle Swarm Optimization Postural Instability Gait Disorder

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 May 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Sixty patients will be enrolled in this study who are treated for Parkinson's disease (PD) with bilateral deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus (STN) or globus pallidus (GP), who have a pre- operative 7 Tesla MRI including diffusion tensor imaging for tractography and a postoperative head CT for electrode localization, and in whom at least 3 months have passed since activation of their neurostimulators, for stabilization of clinical stimulator settings. Using their MRI and CT, the investigators will construct patient-specific models of electrical current spread to neuroanatomical tar- gets surrounding the electrode. Then applying nonlinear (particle swarm) optimization, patient- specific stimulator settings will be designed to maximally or minimally activate specific path- ways. In STN DBS: pedunculopallidal vs. pallidopeduncular pathways. In GP DBS: pallidopeduncular pathways at its origin in GP pars interna (GPi) vs. inhibitory afferents to GPi (from GP pars externa GPe). All stimulation falls within the the FDA-approved range for DBS for PD.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Early phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
First submitted
12 May 2023
Start date
May 2021
Primary completion date
Jul 2029
Lead sponsor
University of Minnesota
NCT number
NCT05893186

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Early phase 1
  • Planned participants: 60
  • From May 2021 to the primary completion date, Jul 2029
  • 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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Prior treatment

  • Prior stereotactic neurosurgery other than DBS for movement disorder

Other illness

  • Neurological or musculoskeletal disorder that significantly affects gait, balance, or limb movements
  • Dementia

Other

  • Pregnancy

Who the study is looking for

  • Diagnosis of PD
  • Bilateral DBS
  • Directional DBS electrode system
  • MRI, at least 7 Tesla, with diffusion tensor imaging, prior to DBS surgery
  • Head CT, at least 1mm cuts, following DBS surgery
  • At least 3 months since initial activation of the neurostimulator

Age in the registry: 18 years to 89 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Minnesota
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MinneapolisUnited StatesRecruiting

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