- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03417271
Short Pulse Width DBS in Parkinson's Disease
A Double-blind Randomized Crossover Comparison of Short Pulse Width Versus Conventional Pulse Width Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Previously Implanted DBS Systems- a Pilot Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Conventional DBS most commonly uses 60µs pulse width stimulation. Higher pulse widths are less well tolerated by patients as a result of adverse effects. The ability to use short pulse width (30µs) DBS in chronically implanted STN-DBS patients has been made possible as a result of the provision of a novel software flashcard (8870 XBP application card) developed by Medtronic, compatible with the routine Medtronic N'Vision 8870 Clinician Programmer. The Medtronic 8870-XBP flashcard will enable shorter pulse width (30µs) to be used with previously implanted conventional Medtronic DBS hardware, however this is not licensed at present.
The aim of this clinical investigation is to confirm the longevity of response and the clinical relevance of DBS-30µs versus DBS-60µs in DBS patients using "optimized" stimulation amplitudes for each pulse-width. This project will be conducted in patients with Parkinson's disease who have had long term bilateral sub thalamic nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation implants. As such, they will be regular attenders at the Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, and will have had frequent previous attempts at adjusting their DBS parameters including overnight stays, and off- medication assessments to optimize motor function and minimize adverse effects. They will be familiar with all procedures to be used in this study. They will be aware that the objective of the study is to identify whether additional improvements in dysarthric speech can be achieved by the use of a short pulse width setting and therefore will be highly motivated to participate.
This investigation is designed such that each patient will be assessed under the DBS-30µs and DBS-60µs pulse width condition, in a randomised order. The patients and rating clinicians will be blinded to randomisation order. An unblinded clinician will be responsible for programming the stimulation. The use of a crossover design allows each patient to essentially act as their own control subject, and will maximise the ability to judge using paired statistical tests whether there is a consistent advantage in speech intelligibility using the shorter pulse width (DBS-30µs).
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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London, United Kingdom, WC1N 3BG
- UCL Institute of Neurology
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease - PD is a clinical diagnosis and is based on the opinion of the PI on site after review of the clinical history, examination findings and response to PD medication. The Queen Square brain bank criteria MAY be used to help assist in the diagnosis although this need not be a formal inclusion criteria, and the relevance of a positive family history of PD, or a confirmed genetic basis for an individual's symptoms will be evaluated in the context of other clinical features in determining diagnosis and eligibility.
- Male or Female.
- Treatment with subthalamic deep brain stimulation using Medtronic Activa PC hardware for at least 12 months.
- Experiencing stimulation-induced slurring of speech defined as scoring 50-80% speech intelligibility on the Assessment of Intelligibility of Speech scale.
- All patients will be ≥ 25 and ≤ 75 years of age.
- Documented informed consent to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients unable to provide documented informed consent.
- Already actively participating in an investigation of a drug, device or surgical treatment for Parkinson's disease.
- Potential participants who lack the capacity to give informed consent.
- Any medical, psychiatric or other condition which in the investigator's opinion compromises the potential participant's ability to participate fully.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: 30us stimulation then 60us stimulation
All patients will receive both types of stimulation in a randomised crossover design.
This arm will receive 30us stimulation for 4 weeks then will be switched to 60us stimulation for 4 weeks.
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The different stimulation pulse widths are made possible by the use of a Medtronic XBP flashcard used with the conventional Medtronic 8840 programmer.
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Active Comparator: 60us stimulation then 30us stimulation
All patients will receive both types of stimulation in a randomised crossover design.This arm will receive 60us stimulation for 4 weeks then will be switched to 30us stimulation for 4 weeks.
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The different stimulation pulse widths are made possible by the use of a Medtronic XBP flashcard used with the conventional Medtronic 8840 programmer.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Speech Intelligibility test
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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Percentage of intelligible words spoken during formal speech assessment
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4 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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Validated movement scale for Parkinson's disease.
Range 0-132.
Higher scores indicate worse disability.
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4 weeks
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Dyskinesia Rating Scale
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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Validated dyskinesia rating scale.
Range 0-104.
Higher scores indicate worse disability.
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4 weeks
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Verbal Fluency
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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Number of words produced in 1 minute
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4 weeks
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Timed Motor tests
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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Walking and hand tapping
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4 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Thomas Foltynie, MRCP PhD, UCL Institute of Neurology
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
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
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 16/0772
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
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