STN-Stimulation Versus Best Medical Treatment in Advanced PD - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	German Parkinson Study Group (GPS)
Information provided by:	German Parkinson Study Group (GPS)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00196911

Purpose

Assessment of the therapeutic effect of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus compared with drug treatment alone in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Parkinson's Disease	Procedure: Implantation of stimulation electrodes in the STN	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Randomized, Multicenter, Prospective, Parallel-Group Study of the Effect of Deep Brain Stimulation (Subthalamic Nucleus) on Quality of Life and Motor Complications in Patients With Advanced Parkinson's Disease Compared With Best Medical Treatment

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Genetics Home Reference related topics: familial paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia Parkinson disease

MedlinePlus related topics: Parkinson's Disease

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by German Parkinson Study Group (GPS):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Quality of life
Motor Score in the OFF (UPDRS III)

Estimated Enrollment:	156
Study Start Date:	January 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date:	January 2005

Detailed Description:

Patients are randomized either to medical treatment or subthalamic stimulation. The observation period was 6 months. The primary outcome criterium: PDQ-39 and UPDRS III.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

advanced Parkinson's disease with UPDRS III score >29/104 or Dyskinesia score > 2 or tremor >2

Exclusion Criteria:

age>75 years depression psychosis surgical contraindications

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00196911

Locations

Germany
Department of Neurology, Schittenhelmstr. 10
Kiel, Germany, 24105
Neurologische Klinik der Universität
München, Germany, 81337
Neurologische Klinik der Charité, Augustenburgerplatz 1
Berlin, Germany, 13353
Neurologische Klinik der Universität, Neuenheimerfeld 400
Heidelberg, Germany, 69120
Neurologische Klinik der Universität, Gleuelerstr. 50
Köln, Germany, 50931
Neurologische Klinik der Universität, Moorenstr. 5
Düsseldorf, Germany, 40225

Sponsors and Collaborators

German Parkinson Study Group (GPS)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Guenther Deuschl, Prof.

Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts University

More Information

Additional Information:

German Research Collaboration, funded by the German Ministery of Research This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Homepage Coordination Center for Clinical Studies to STN Study, Language: German This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:

Deuschl G, Schade-Brittinger C, Krack P, Volkmann J, Schafer H, Botzel K, Daniels C, Deutschlander A, Dillmann U, Eisner W, Gruber D, Hamel W, Herzog J, Hilker R, Klebe S, Kloss M, Koy J, Krause M, Kupsch A, Lorenz D, Lorenzl S, Mehdorn HM, Moringlane JR, Oertel W, Pinsker MO, Reichmann H, Reuss A, Schneider GH, Schnitzler A, Steude U, Sturm V, Timmermann L, Tronnier V, Trottenberg T, Wojtecki L, Wolf E, Poewe W, Voges J; German Parkinson Study Group, Neurostimulation Section. A randomized trial of deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. N Engl J Med. 2006 Aug 31;355(9):896-908. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2006 Sep 21;355(12):1289.

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID):

Witt K, Daniels C, Reiff J, Krack P, Volkmann J, Pinsker MO, Krause M, Tronnier V, Kloss M, Schnitzler A, Wojtecki L, Bötzel K, Danek A, Hilker R, Sturm V, Kupsch A, Karner E, Deuschl G. Neuropsychological and psychiatric changes after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a randomised, multicentre study. Lancet Neurol. 2008 Jul;7(7):605-14. Epub 2008 Jun 4.

Study ID Numbers:	A 125/00, Grant 01 GI 0201/01 GI 0401
Study First Received:	September 11, 2005
Last Updated:	November 29, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00196911 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Ganglion Cysts
Movement Disorders
Parkinson Disease
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Quality of Life

Central Nervous System Diseases
Parkinsonian Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Movement Disorders
Parkinson Disease
Nervous System Diseases
Basal Ganglia Diseases

Central Nervous System Diseases
Parkinsonian Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain Diseases

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