Can we predict who will thrive with brain stimulation for Parkinson's?
NCT ID NCT02360683
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 700 Parkinson's patients who received deep brain stimulation to see which factors predict a meaningful improvement in quality of life after 1, 3, and 5 years. Researchers analyzed clinical, imaging, and genetic data to identify who benefits most. The goal is to personalize treatment decisions and avoid unnecessary risks or costs.
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 (subthalamic nucleus)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better select which Parkinson's patients will benefit most from deep brain stimulation, improving outcomes and reducing unnecessary risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational analysis of existing data, not a new treatment trial. It may not identify clear predictors, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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700 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2013
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Multicentric French cohort of 1000 Parkinson's disease patients, for obtain 400 patients in the failure group
- Ages
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18 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: * Patients receiving a pre- therapeutic assessment and therapeutic monitoring for one year , 3 years and 5 years as part of the regular monitoring of the subthalamic stimulation * Bilateral STN stimulation considered * Patient able to provide their free and informed consent * Patient with insurance coverage Exclusion Criteria: * Atypical Parkinson's disease do not meet the criteria of stuff . * MP under 5 years * Severe cognitive impairment or dementia ( Score Moca \<24 and DSM-IV criteria) * Parkinson's Psychosis * Reply to L- dopa \<30 % * Against indication for surgery * Severe brain atrophy or abnormal MRI * The presence of another very serious condition terminal life- short-term prognosis ( malignancy ) is an indication against .
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Hôpital NORD
Amiens, France
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CHU Hôpital Pontchaillou
Rennes, France
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CHU Purpan
Toulouse, France
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CHU de Poitiers
Poitiers, France
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CHU hôpital Nord Laennec
Nantes, France
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Chu Ch.Nicolle
Rouen, France
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Chu Gabriel-Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Devos
Lille, 59037, France
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Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Paris, France
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Hopital Pitie Salpetriere
Paris, France
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Hôpital Central,
Nancy, France
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Hôpital Pasteur
Nice, France
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Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer
Bron, France
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Hôpital de Hautepierre
Strasbourg, France
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Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, France
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