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Cortical-Basal Ganglia Speech Networks

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study looks at brain activity when people hear and make speech. It is for adults ages 18–85 with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, or dystonia who are scheduled for deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery.

In this research study the researchers want to learn more about brain activity related to speech perception and production.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are scheduled for DBS surgery, which places a device in the brain to send electrical signals, as approved by a team of movement disorder specialists.
  • You have a confirmed diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor (a condition that causes shaking), or dystonia (a condition that causes muscles to tighten without your control).
  • You can understand and agree to join the study and follow task instructions.
  • You are 18–85 years old.

Who can't join

  • You have reported hearing loss.
  • You do not speak English.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects scheduled for DBS implantation, as determined by the clinical multidisciplinary movement disorders board with definitive diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor or dystonia. 2. Subjects able to provide informed consent and comply with task instructions. 3. Subjects 18-85 years old Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with reported hearing loss. 2. Non-English-speaking subjects

Study sites (1)

MA