- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03153670
3T MRI in Patients With Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease, medically refractory tremor, dystonia and obsessive compulsive disorder. Several hypotheses driven DBS trials are underway to study modulation of circuit dysfunction in other neurological and psychiatric disorders like epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease and depression. Recent reports suggest profound effects of DBS on the anatomy and function of downstream areas in the brain. For example electrical stimulation of limbic circuits is associated with increase in hippocampal neurogenesis. Similarly, stimulation of subthalamic nucleus (STN) or globus pallidus (GPi) results in activation of cortical motor circuits. Non-invasive imaging modalities are increasingly being employed in these investigations to better understand the effects of DBS on the structure and function of the brain.
There have been important advances in MRI and we now have MRI which provides higher resolution and higher quality brain images. More specifically, the investigators propose to use MRI to perform functional magnetic resonance imaging (i.e. fMRI) to assess the effects of deep brain stimulation on brain function and to assess whether fMRI can be used as an adjunct to improve clinical practice in these patients.
Study Overview
Detailed Description
This is a prospective cohort study that will enroll patients who are about to or have already undergone DBS electrode placement for a variety of disorders including, but not limited to Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, depression, epilepsy, neuropathic pain and Alzheimer's disease. This eligible patient population is broad but unified by the fact that they will all undergo DBS to treat specific circuit dysfunctions. Pre-operative DBS patients and patients with externalized leads or internalized IPG may be included.
We propose to study patients with externalized leads or internalized IPG programmed at either 'switched off' (IPG at 0 volt and off state) and 'switched on' settings We have already performed phantom safety testing for these experimental conditions and found it to be safe. We propose to perform the following scans:
- Structural 1.5Tesla or 3Tesla MRI with 8 channel coil/or transmit-receive head coil - 3D FSPGR, standard FRFSE T2 scan, standard DTI scan (white matter tracts) and standard QSM (Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping) scan (Iron quantification).
- Resting state and task based functional MRI with 8 channel coil
Further, we propose to assess whether the aforementioned scans can be used as an adjunct to improve current DBS post-operative follow up.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Alexandre Boutet, MD/MSc
- Phone Number: (647) 463-5513
- Email: alexandre.boutet@mail.utoronto.ca
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Martha :Lenis, BHA
- Phone Number: 2797 416 603-5800
- Email: martha.lenis@uhnresearch.ca
Study Locations
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Ontario
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T2S8
- Recruiting
- Toronto Western Hospital
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Contact:
- Alexandre Boutet
- Phone Number: (647) 463-5513
- Email: alexandre.boutet@mail.utoronto.ca
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age between 18 and 85 years of age
- Participants must be planned to undergo, or have undergone implantation of DBS electrodes
- Participants must be able to understand the purpose of this research and must sign the informed consent form.
- Participants must understand that the role of this research is to enhance our understanding of brain functioning and that he/she will not directly or indirectly benefit from the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants who have serious cognitive or psychological impairments and cannot give informed consent.
- Participants who are unable to effectively or efficiently communicate, for example patients suffering from speech deficits (dysarthria, aphasia) or are non-English speaking.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: fMRI-based programming
DBS patients will undergo fMRI scanning while on different stimulation settings.
The results will be fed to the programming clinician (movement disorder neurologist) to aid the conventional programming process at the clinician's discretion.
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DBS patients will undergo fMRI scanning.
For each patient, scans will be performed using a selection of DBS settings.
fMRI responses will be analysed to evaluate brain responses on different DBS settings.
These results will be provided to the programming clinician to guide them choose the optimal setting for each patient at the clinician's discretion.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Brain areas engaged with deep brain stimulation
Time Frame: 3 months before DBS implant to 1 year after DBS implant.
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The primary outcome of interest is safety of 3T structural and functional brain MRI scans in patients with implanted DBS.
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3 months before DBS implant to 1 year after DBS implant.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Structural connectivity using 1.5T or 3T MRI
Time Frame: 3 months before DBS implant to 1 year after DBS implant.
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• to study volume changes (mm3) associated with DBS therapy in patients with movement disorders, psychiatric illness, epilepsy, and pain
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3 months before DBS implant to 1 year after DBS implant.
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Functional connectivity using 1.5T or 3T MRI
Time Frame: 3 months before DBS implant to 1 year after DBS implant.
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• To study the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of DBS as measured by changes in functional and anatomical connectivity of the motor, sensory, memory and cognition circuits.
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3 months before DBS implant to 1 year after DBS implant.
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Clinical outcome
Time Frame: 3 months before DBS implant to 1 year after DBS implant.
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• number of clinic visits required until optimization
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3 months before DBS implant to 1 year after DBS implant.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 14-8255
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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