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Efficacy and Safety of DBS of the GPi in Patients With Primary Generalized and Segmental Dystonia

NCT00142259 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2006-12-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bilateral deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus for treating idiopathic generalized or severe segmental dystonia.

Conditions

  • Dystonia

Interventions

DEVICE

Deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medtronic

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Competence Network on Parkinson's Disease

    collaborator OTHER

  • German Parkinson Study Group (GPS)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jens Volkmann, MD, PhD · Dept. Neurology, UKSH Campus Kiel, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-10-31
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • Austria
  • Germany

Study Locations

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