Dexmedetomidine Effects on Microelectrode Recording in Deep Brain Stimulation

Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 2/Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia

In brief

To test the hypothesis that sedation induced by Dexmedetomidine at levels appropriate for awake, DBS surgery has no significant effect on electrophysiological parameters of DBS micro-electrode recordings

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00608231

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

0

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any patient who has agreed to undergo DBS implantation.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who fail recommendation for DBS surgery discussed in Vanderbilt University Movement Disorder Clinical Conference.
• Patients not consented for DBS surgery.
• Patients or legal guardians not able to provide informed consent.

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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