Streamlined deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson disease
Tests a streamlined brain stimulation surgery with less testing in people with Parkinson disease.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Minimal Electrophysiology and Imaging Enhanced Deep Brain Stimulation
Key facts
- Where
- Halifax, CanadaSee the site
Where in Canada
- Queen Elizabeth Health Science CentreHalifax, CanadaNo longer taking part
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?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Trial code
- NCT06572150
- Record updated
- 12 February 2025
- Original description
The goal of this study is to learn if Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery can be streamlined for patients being treated for Parkinson's disease. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Minimal Electrophysiology and Imaging Enhanced Deep Brain Stimulation (MIXT-DBS)
The goal of this study is to learn if Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery can be streamlined for patients being treated for Parkinson's disease. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Can a streamlined DBS surgery protocol with minimal electrophysiology and imaging (MiXT) safely replace the current use of intraoperative electrophysiology? * Are we able to improve the efficiency, lower the invasiveness, and improve the clinical outcomes for patients undergoing DBS surgery?
Researchers will compare patients undergoing DBS surgery with this streamlined protocol to patients who previously underwent DBS surgery with the standard protocol to see if the accuracy, clinical outcomes, and efficiency improve.
Participants will undergo the standard protocol for DBS work-up and follow-up, but with minimal intraoperative electrophysiological testing.
Inclusion: Patient qualifying for deep brain stimulation for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease; Informed consent.
Exclusion: Lack of consent; Electrical or other devices that preclude the performance of magnetic resonance imaging.