Parkinson's Disease
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention of this research project is based on influencing the
stimulator. The stimulator is adjusted to 4 different settings, of which 3 are
different than the original setting of the stimul
Sponsors
Medisch Spectrum Twente
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient suffers from Parkinson's disease Patient has received bilateral DBS in the STN Patient underwent surgery at least three month ago Patient experiences a good clinical result from DBS Patient has no major fluctuations in symptoms due to medication Patient is in good physical condition Patient responds within 5 minutes to changes in the stimulator settings
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient cannot fully cooperate with the experiments Patient suffers from dementia Patient suffers from severe dyskinesia/akinesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The study is designed to measure tremor, bradykinesia/akinesia and speech dificiencies in Parkinson's disease. These factors can than be related to the position of the electrode which is determined from preoperative MRI scans or post-operative CT scans. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| n.a. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed