Brain surgery delivers gene therapy in bid to protect Parkinson's patients

NCT ID NCT01621581

Summary

This study tested the safety of a new gene therapy for advanced Parkinson's disease. Researchers used a special surgical technique to deliver a gene (AAV2-GDNF) directly into the brain. The goal was to see if this gene could help produce a protective protein to support the brain cells damaged by Parkinson's. The study involved 25 participants and followed them for up to 5 years.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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