Smart brain pacemaker: new algorithm aims to Fine-Tune Parkinson's treatment
NCT ID NCT07215481
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an automated programming method for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in people with Parkinson's disease. Fifteen participants who recently had DBS surgery will try the new algorithm and perform motor tasks like walking and finger tapping. The goal is to see if the automated settings improve movement better than standard care. This is a short, 1-2 day experiment, not a long-term treatment change.
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Study facts
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- 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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) * Newly implanted or soon to be implanted with deep brain stimulation (Boston Scientific device) * Willingness to withdraw from clinical medication regimen when necessary for research visits Exclusion Criteria: * Dementia * Unable or unwilling to come OFF DBS for a short period of time
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford Neuroscience Health Clinic
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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