Scientists peek inside brain during Parkinson's surgery to unlock movement secrets
NCT ID NCT06692920
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study watches brain activity in 25 Parkinson's patients during their planned DBS surgery. Researchers place a thin sensor strip on the brain's surface to record signals while stimulating deep brain areas. The goal is to understand how movement-related brain pathways work, which may help improve DBS therapy in the future.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors fine-tune DBS settings for Parkinson's patients, potentially improving movement symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (25 people) that measures brain signals during surgery. It does not test a new treatment, so direct patient benefits are uncertain.
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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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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21 to 75 years
- 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: * Diagnosis of idiopathic PD * DBS surgery at UMN is planned as part of routine clinical care * Aged 21-75 Exclusion Criteria: * Other significant neurological disorder, which may confound neurophysiological changes associated with Parkinson's disease * History of dementia * Patients with post-operative complications or adverse effects (e.g. ON stimulation dystonias) that affect patient safety or confound the experiment will be excluded from further study * Pregnant women * Known research radiation exposure within the last year that is determined to be unsafe when compounded with the expected radiation dose from intraoperative fluoroscopy
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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