Efficacy and Safety of DBS of the GPi in Patients With Primary Generalized and Segmental Dystonia

NCT ID: NCT00142259

Last Updated: 2006-12-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-10-31

Study Completion Date

2009-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bilateral deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus for treating idiopathic generalized or severe segmental dystonia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dystonia

Keywords

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deep brain stimulation internal globus pallidus dystonia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diagnosis of idiopathic multifocal, segmental or generalised dystonia
* duration of disease \> 5 years
* age between 14 and 75 years
* relevant disability in activities of daily living despite optimal drug treatment
* informed consent signed by the patient
* For adolescents between 14 and 18 years: an additional informed consent signed by a legal guardian is necessary

Exclusion Criteria

* Mattis-Score \< 120
* BDI \> 25
* previous stereotactic brain surgery
* severe brain atrophy
* increased bleeding risk
* immunosuppression and increased risk of infection
* relevant cerebrovascular disease
* psychiatric disorders, which might interfere with the cooperation in the study
* other contraindications for surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medtronic

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Competence Network on Parkinson's Disease

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

German Parkinson Study Group (GPS)

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Jens Volkmann, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Dept. Neurology, UKSH Campus Kiel, Germany

Locations

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Medical University Innsbruck, Department of Neurology

Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Site Status

Klinikum der LMU, Neurologische Klinik

München, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Neurologische Klinik am Klinikum der BJM-Universität

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Department of Neurology, Charité, Humboldt-University Berlin

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany

Site Status

Düsseldorf, , Germany

Site Status

Department of Neurology, University Heidelberg

Heidelberg, , Germany

Site Status

Dept. Neurology, UKSH Campus Kiel

Kiel, , Germany

Site Status

Department of Neurology, University Rostock

Rostock, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Austria Germany

References

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Kupsch A, Benecke R, Muller J, Trottenberg T, Schneider GH, Poewe W, Eisner W, Wolters A, Muller JU, Deuschl G, Pinsker MO, Skogseid IM, Roeste GK, Vollmer-Haase J, Brentrup A, Krause M, Tronnier V, Schnitzler A, Voges J, Nikkhah G, Vesper J, Naumann M, Volkmann J; Deep-Brain Stimulation for Dystonia Study Group. Pallidal deep-brain stimulation in primary generalized or segmental dystonia. N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 9;355(19):1978-90. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa063618.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17093249 (View on PubMed)

Steigerwald F, Kirsch AD, Kuhn AA, Kupsch A, Mueller J, Eisner W, Deuschl G, Falk D, Schnitzler A, Skogseid IM, Vollmer-Haase J, Ip CW, Tronnier V, Vesper J, Naumann M, Volkmann J; DBS study group for dystonia. Evaluation of a programming algorithm for deep brain stimulation in dystonia used in a double-blind, sham-controlled multicenter study. Neurol Res Pract. 2019 Sep 24;1:25. doi: 10.1186/s42466-019-0032-2. eCollection 2019.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33324891 (View on PubMed)

Volkmann J, Wolters A, Kupsch A, Muller J, Kuhn AA, Schneider GH, Poewe W, Hering S, Eisner W, Muller JU, Deuschl G, Pinsker MO, Skogseid IM, Roeste GK, Krause M, Tronnier V, Schnitzler A, Voges J, Nikkhah G, Vesper J, Classen J, Naumann M, Benecke R; DBS study group for dystonia. Pallidal deep brain stimulation in patients with primary generalised or segmental dystonia: 5-year follow-up of a randomised trial. Lancet Neurol. 2012 Dec;11(12):1029-38. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70257-0. Epub 2012 Nov 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23123071 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.kompetenznetz-parkinson.de

Homepage Competence Network on Parkinson's disease sponsored by the German government

Other Identifiers

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Grant: 01 GI 0201 / 01 GI 0401

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id