NCT07798999Active, not recruiting
Anodic Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
Randomized Crossover Trial of Chronic Anodic Versus Cathodic Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Patients.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Randomized, double-blind, crossover design, interventional study to assess the differences between mixed cathodic/anodic, pure cathodic, and pure anodic stimulation with respect to efficacy, side effect thresholds, symptom control, and quality of life in Parkinson's Disease patients implanted with Boston Scientific Cartesia directional DBS leads in the bilateral STN.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 20 Jun 2026
- Start date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- Feb 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University of South Florida
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT07798999
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 20
- From 17 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, Feb 2027
- 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
- Parkinson's Disease patients implanted with DBS leads outside of FDA labeling.
Other
- Patients who are not chronically using anodic stimulation parameters.
Who the study is looking for
- Patients that are between the ages of 40-80 years of age.
- Patients diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease that are treated with bilateral STN DBS Boston Scientific Vercise Cartesia directional leads for at least 3 months.
- Patients whose DBS settings can be optimized to include anodic and cathodic stimulation.
Age in the registry: 40 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| USF Health STC Department of Neurosurgery and Tampa General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tampa | United States | Unknown status |
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