Smart brain implants tested to ease Parkinson's symptoms
NCT ID NCT07105280
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two types of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in 30 people with Parkinson's disease who already have a DBS implant. One type uses fixed settings, while the other adapts in real time to brain signals. Each participant tries both settings at home for up to a week and then chooses which they prefer. The goal is to find out who benefits most from the adaptive approach and improve daily symptom control.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with Parkinson's disease with bilateral DBS in the STN * DBS surgery with implantation of the Percept™ PC/RC system performed at least 6 months ago * Symptoms such as dysarthria, freezing, or ON-OFF fluctuations that are insufficiently controlled * A usable LFP signal is present on at least one side Exclusion Criteria: * Patients for whom switching to aDBS, operating the remote control independently, or making regular visits to the DBS center is deemed clinically unsafe or unreliable by the treating physician - for example, due to active or unstable cognitive or psychiatric conditions. * High impedance, defective DBS electrodes, or insufficient LFP signal quality, or bilateral stimulation primarily on the most ventral or dorsal contact points, preventing proper functioning of aDBS. * Patients who have objected to the use of their electronic health record data for medical scientific research.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, 1105AZ, Netherlands
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Maastricht UMC+
Maastricht, 6229HX, Netherlands
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