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A randomized controlled trial of bilateral subthalamic stimulation in patients with parkinson's disease and impulse control disorders.

A randomized controlled trial of bilateral subthalamic stimulation in patients with parkinson's disease and impulse control disorders. - STIMPulseControl

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON57779
Enrollment
6
Registered
2024-09-02
Start date
2025-11-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-24

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Conditions

impulse control disorders Parkinson's disease

Interventions

Bilateral high-frequency deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus&nbsp
combined with best medical treatment.

Sponsors

Amsterdam UMC
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age at time of enrolment =4 years of PD according to MDS clinical diagnostic criteria; 3. Moderate or severe impulse control disorders or related behavioral disorders according to Ardouin, with at least 1 score greater than or equal to 3 (or at least 2 scores greater than or equal to 2) on the Ardouin Behavior scale with the following items considered to reflect ICBDs: pathological gambling, hypersexuality, shopping, eating, hobbysim, punding, and compulsive medicatie use; 4. There has been an attempt to reduce dopamine agonists with insufficient results; 5. MDS-UPDRS III improvement of >=30% in the standardized levodopa test; 6. MoCa >=24 in the ONmed condition; 7. BDI-II score

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Surgical contraindications to undergo DBS operation; 2. Ongoing severe depression (BDI-II >28)); 3. Suicidal ideation (item 9 of BDI-II>1); 4. Dementia (MoCA <24) in the ONmed condition; 5. Any prior movement disorder treatments that involved intracranial  surgery/ablation or intracranial device implantation; 6. Any other active implanted device that is likely to interfere with the  implantation or functioning of the DBS system; 7. Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial targeting or  potentially interfering with ICD; 8. Any history of recurrent seizures or hemorrhagic stroke; 9. Fertile women not using adequate contraceptive methods; 10. Any terminal illness with significantly reduced life expectancy which  exclude DBS implantation according to standard clinical care; 11. A female who is breastfeeding or of child-bearing potential with a positive  urine pregnancy test or not using adequate contraception; 12. Any impairment that would limit subject*s ability to participate in the  study and perform study procedures; 13. Have any significant medical condition that is likely to interfere with  study procedures or likely to confound evaluation of study endpoints.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Difference in change from baseline to 12-month follow-up in the hyperdopaminergic sub-score on the Ardouin Scale for Behavior between the two groups.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Difference in change from baseline to 12-month follow-up between the two groups in: - Quality of life (PDQ-39) - MDS-UPDRS I-IV - Dyskinesias (Marconi dyskinesia rating scale) - Beck Depression Inventory - Starkstein Apathy Scale - Neuropsychiatric Fluctuations Scale - Young Mania Rating Scale - Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index - Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease rating scale - Clinician's global impression - Patient's global impression - Zarit Burden Interview - Levodopa equivalent dose (LED) - BMI - MoCA - Adverse events

Countries

Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactR.M.A. Bie

Amsterdam UMC

neurocentrum@amsterdamumc.nl0205663943

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)