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New brain stimulation method could ease Parkinson's symptoms
NCT ID NCT05626608
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a newer 'directional' brain stimulation method works better than the standard 'ring' method for people with Parkinson's disease. Ten participants who already have deep brain stimulation electrodes implanted will try both modes. The goal is to see which one improves motor symptoms more and causes fewer side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- deep brain stimulation with Boston Cartesia(TM) electrodes
- What this could lead to
- If directional stimulation works better, it could improve motor symptom control and reduce side effects for people with Parkinson's.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study (10 people) comparing two programming modes, not testing a new cure. It may not show a clear benefit or apply to all patients.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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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18 to 70 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: * A diagnosis of bilateral idiopathic Parkinson's disease according to the British Brain Bank criteria (bradykinesia and rigidity or resting tremor) * Parkinson's disease that has been evolving for several years (\>4 years) * Persistence of a good sensitivity to L-Dopa, essential criterion in the selection, except for tremor (Improvement in Parkinson's disease symptoms of at least 30% measured on the UPDRS, section III) * A UPDRS (Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale) part III motor score \>25 under MEDOFF conditions * Patient with tremor not controlled́ by treatment and which represents the bulk of the symptomatology. Patient will require stable treatment throughout the study. * Patient with major motor fluctuations with prolonged blocking and/or dyskinesias * Be a candidate for PCS and bilateral electrode implantation in the STN. * A Hoehn and Yahr scale score ≤ 2.5 under best MED-ON conditions * A UPDRS section II activities of daily living score \> 6 * Patient without comorbidities that do not allow the patient to undergo general anesthesia general anesthesia or a neurosurgical procedure or interfering with the follow-up required by the protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Characterized depressive episode (BDI\>25) (depressive episodes prior to inclusion and completed at the time of inclusion will not be considered as a non-inclusion criterion) * Psychotic episodes (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, BPRS) (mild hallucinations or acute psychotic episodes preceding the screening and inclusion period and completed at the time of inclusion will not be considered as non-inclusion criteria) * Dementia (Mattis DRS score \<125) * Contraindication to general anesthesia * Absolute MRI contraindications: Pacemaker or neurosensory stimulator or implantable defibrillator; Cochlear implants; Ocular or cerebral ferromagnetic foreign bodies close to nerve structures * Relative MRI contraindications: Metallic prostheses, especially orthodontic braces; Patient agitation; Pregnant women; Ventriculoperitoneal neurosurgical shunt valves; Tattoos containing iron particles * Contraindication revealed by abnormal cerebral MRI (after-effects of stroke, vascular malformations, major cerebral atrophy) * Serious intercurrent pathology * Surgical contraindication * Pregnancy in progress or planned during the study period, Pregnant or breastfeeding women or women in a state of procreation without contraception Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or in a state of procreation without effective contraception * Impossibility or refusal of regular follow-up of at least 30 months * Participation in other interventional research * Adult protected by law or patient under guardianship or curatorship * Patient unable to use the remote control and charging system properly or who does not have a person who can assist them in this process * Failure to obtain written informed consent after a period of reflection * Not being affiliated to a French social security system or being a beneficiary of such a system
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Uniersitaire de Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France, 34295, France
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