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Investigating the Increased Risk of Falls in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease Treated With Deep Brain Stimulation

Who can join

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

Age
30 Years to 80 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 small study looks at changes in thinking and movement after deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, which places a device in the brain. It will check whether these changes are linked to falls in people with Parkinson’s disease.

The purpose of this pilot study is to assess changes in thinking and movement after deep brain stimulator implantation. The study will also examine whether these changes are related to the risk of falls.

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 30 to 80 years old.
  • You have chosen DBS surgery as part of your regular care.
  • The movement disorder team has approved you for DBS surgery.
  • You have movement problems that greatly limit daily life despite treatment with medicine, as judged by the DBS team. These may include unwanted movements, medicine wearing off, or changes in how well you can move.
  • You can walk.
  • You can attend follow-up visits throughout the study.

Who can't join

  • Your insurance will not cover surgery costs with the devices being studied.
  • You have a health problem that makes DBS surgery or stimulation unsafe, such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart disease, or a blood-clotting problem.
  • You report that levodopa, a Parkinson’s medicine, does not clearly help your symptoms.
  • You need a walker or wheelchair to get around.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 30-80, patient has elected to undergo DBS surgery as part of routine care, cleared for deep brain stimulation surgery as part of routine care by the movement disorders committee. Refractory motor symptoms such as dyskinesias, wearing off, and/or motor fluctuations, causing significant disability, despite reasonable attempts at medical management, as determined by the consensus DBS committee, able to walk, Patient is available for follow-up over the length of the study Exclusion Criteria: Patient's insurance will not cover the costs of surgery with investigational devices, Medical contraindications such as current uncontrolled hypertension, heart disease, coagulopathy, or other conditions contraindicating DBS surgery or stimulation, self-report of lack of clear levodopa response, requires a walker or wheelchair for mobility \-

Study sites (1)

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