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Study NCT ID: NCT06013956
Status: RECRUITING
Last Update Posted: 2023-12-06
First Post: 2023-08-22

Brief Title: Personalized Real-Time DBS and PD Mechanisms
Sponsor: David Escobar
Organization: The Cleveland Clinic

Study Overview

Official Title: Identifying Circuit Dynamics Underlying Motor Dysfunction in Parkinsons Disease Using Real-Time Neural Control
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2023-12
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: A prospective cohort of patients scheduled to undergo deep brain stimulation DBS implantation surgery for the treatment of Parkinsons disease as per standard of care will be invited to participate in this study This mechanistic study is aimed at better understanding the role of basal ganglia beta band 11-35 Hz oscillations and resonance in the manifestation of Parkinsons disease PD motor signs using closed-loop electrical neurostimulation levodopa medication and computational modeling The ultimate goal of this study is to inform the development of closed-loop neuromodulation technology that can be programmed and adjusted in real time based on patient-specific neural activity
Detailed Description: While much research has been dedicated to understanding the pathophysiology of Parkinsons disease PD the neural dynamics underlying the manifestation of motor signs remain unclear Studies over the past two decades have shown a correlation of the amplitude and incidence of beta band oscillations in the subthalamic nucleus STN and internal segment of the globus pallidus GPi with changes in bradykinesia and rigidity mediated by levodopa or deep brain stimulation DBS therapies Yet no study has conclusively or deductively demonstrated a causal link A limitation to establishing causality is the lack of available neuromodulation tools capable of predictably and precisely controlling neural oscillatory activity in the human brain in real time without introducing confounding factors Establishing these tools and clarifying whether the relationship of beta band oscillations with PD motor signs is causal or epiphenomenon are critical steps to better understand PD pathophysiology and advance personalized DBS technology in PD and other brain conditions This study aims to address these technology and knowledge gaps by leveraging feedback control engineering and patient-specific computational modeling tools

In this study the investigators will employ a neural control approach referred to as evoked interference closed-loop DBS eiDBS to characterize the degree by which controlled suppression or amplification of beta oscillations in the STN and GPi influences bradykinesia and rigidity in PD Specific Aim 1 SA1 The investigators will test the hypothesis that stimulation-induced suppression or amplification of beta oscillations in the STN or GPi will result in changes in bradykinesia and rigidity measures In SA2 the investigators will employ levodopa medication to characterize how changes in bradykinesia and rigidity relate to variations in the amplitude of neural oscillations in the STN GPi and primary motor cortex MC evoked by STN and GPi stimulation The investigators will test the hypothesis that levodopa administration will result in a decrease in the amplitude of stimulation-evoked beta oscillations that will correlate with changes in bradykinesia and rigidity The results from SA2 will help to gain a greater understanding of intrinsic circuit dynamics associated with PD and identify strategies to optimize closed-loop DBS algorithms eg eiDBS in the face of concurrent levodopa therapy a step to bring this technology to future clinical trials Combining electrophysiological data with high-resolution 7T magnetic resonance MR imaging and computational modeling the investigators will examine which specific neuronal pathways connected with the STN and GPi need to be activated to evoke frequency-specific neural responses in the STN GPi and MC SA3 The data from SA3 will shed light on which sub-circuits are involved in the generation of stimulation-evoked and spontaneous beta oscillations in PD and inform how to use directional DBS leads to shape electric fields in the STN and GPi to selectively modulate the STN or GPi via eiDBS or other neurostimulation techniques The investigators will address the three aims of this study with the participation of PD patients implanted with DBS leads in the STN or GPi whose DBS lead extensions will be externalized and connected to our recording and closed-loop stimulation infrastructure

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: True
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: True
Is an Unapproved Device?: True
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: False
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None