Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease and Tremors
Attention and Eye Movement in Parkinson's Disease
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Essential Tremor
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Dystonias
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 19 – 90
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 138 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for people with Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, or dystonia to see how deep brain stimulation affects attention and perception. Participants will complete tasks related to facial expressions before and after starting the stimulation.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
- I am aged 19 to 90 years.
- I can provide signed informed consent.
- I can express my judgments using a button press or a computer slider.
- I have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, or dystonia.
- I am scheduled to have a therapeutic deep brain stimulation device implanted.
- I am willing to engage in tasks during an awake surgical procedure.
- I can tolerate changes in deep brain stimulation.
You may not be able to join if
- I have poor corrected visual acuity that prevents me from judging faces.
- I cannot understand task instructions or complete the tasks.
- I am not undergoing awake surgery for deep brain stimulation.
- Deep brain stimulation has not helped my motor symptoms.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.
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About This Trial
The goal of this observational and interventional study is to understand how therapeutic deep brain stimulation (DBS) affects attention, perception and cognition in participants with Parkinson's disease (PD) and non-PD movement disorders, including essential tremor (ET) and dystonia (DT). The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does impaired control of attention and eye movement in PD alter h…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
* All Participants (Aim 1):
* Ability and willingness to provide signed informed consent for this study
* Ability to express perceptual judgments through a button press or mouse- controlled computerized slider
* Age 19 - 90 years
* DBS Participants (Aim 1):
* Diagnosis …
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