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Deep Brain Stimulation in Treating Patients With Dystonia

NCT00004421 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2015-03-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Dystonia is a disorder in which the muscles that control voluntary movements are persistently or intermittently contracted (not relaxed). Deep brain stimulation is provided by a small, battery operated implant placed under the skin of the chest that delivers low voltage electrical pulses through a wire under the skin that is connected to a specific area of the brain. Deep brain stimulation may help lessen the symptoms of dystonia.

PURPOSE: Phase II/III trial to study the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in treating patients who have dystonia.

Conditions

  • Dystonia

Interventions

DEVICE

implanted pulse generator

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mitchell Francis Brin · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1997-09-30
Completion
2000-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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