Deep Brain Stimulation in Treating Patients With Dystonia
Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3
Conditions studied: Dystonia
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00004421
- Run by
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- People needed
- 15
- Starts
- 1997-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2000-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-03-25
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY — New York, New York, United States
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