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CompletedNCT02937688REACH-PDUpdated Oct 20, 2022

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's Disease International Study

An observational study in Parkinson Disease, sponsored by MedtronicNeuro. Completed at 15 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 22 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-10-20.

Sponsored by MedtronicNeuro · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
212
Ages
22 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To gather data on DBS Therapy effectiveness in different geographic populations.

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The purpose of this prospective open label post market study of DBS for PD is to gather data on DBS therapy effectiveness as measured by clinician and patient reported health outcomes data through one year of follow-up in different geographic populations.

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Conditions studied

  • Parkinson Disease

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Keywords

  • Parkinson's disease
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
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In context

Parkinson Disease

4,487 studies on the registry are indexed under Parkinson Disease; 1,082 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 212 is above the median of 96 across 1,057 observational studies indexed under Parkinson Disease.

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Lead sponsor

MedtronicNeuro is the lead sponsor of 69 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 19 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 16 (84%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
22 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Individuals with levodopa responsive Parkinson's disease that are not adequately controlled by medication.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Indication of DBS for PD consistent with the country specific approved labeling.
  2. Levodopa-responsive Parkinson's disease (UPDRS III ≥ 30% improvement on Levodopa challenge test).
  3. Symptoms treatable by medications but not adequately controlled with medications (with persistent disabling symptoms, such as motor fluctuations, dyskinesia).
  4. At least 22 years old.
  5. Screening cranial MRI, performed within 12 months of entry into the study, that is normal or with a non-significant abnormality that does not present any incremental risks or concerns for the patient as a result of the DBS procedure.
  6. Understand potential risk/benefit, consent to the study, study procedures, and agree to complete the study follow-up visits and comply with the study protocol requirements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Secondary Parkinson's disease, atypical syndromes.
  2. Previous stereotactic functional neurosurgery or ablative therapy (e.g., pallidotomy, subthalamotomy), surgical contraindications related to DBS.
  3. Dementia (Mattis Dementia Rating Scale ≤ 130), major depression with suicidal thoughts (Beck Depression Inventory II > 25), acute psychosis, active alcohol or drug abuse, terminal illness, and any major medical or psychological histories, diagnoses, conditions, or comorbidities that would interfere with participation in the study per the investigator's medical judgment.
  4. Electrical or electromagnetic implant (e.g., Cochlear prosthesis, cardiac pacemaker).
  5. Surgical or medical contraindications to DBS surgery or therapy (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, advanced coronary artery disease).
  6. Participation in a drug, device, or biologics trial within the preceding 30 days that may confound the study results.
  7. Pregnant female.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
212 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • DeviceMedtronic DBS Therapy for Parkinson's disease

    Bilateral Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the Subthalamic Nucleus or Globus Pallidus interna.

    Also known as: Medtronic Activa DBS System

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Parkinson's disease-related quality of life, as measured by the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8).

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 months

  2. Change in motor score, as measured by the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) III, off medication

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 months

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Study locations

15 sites
  • Hospital Universitário Cajuru
    Curitiba, Parana 80050-350, Brazil
  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil
  • Santa Casa de Misericordia de Belo Horizonte
    Belo Horizonte, 30150-221, Brazil
  • Hospital Sao Rafael - Monte Tabor
    Salvador, 41253-190, Brazil
  • Hospital das Clinicas de Sao Paulo/ IPQ
    Sao Paulo, 01060-970, Brazil
  • Hospital de Base de São Jose do Rio Preto
    São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000, Brazil
  • SPDM- Hospital Sao Paulo
    São Paulo, 04037-003, Brazil
  • Hospital Santa Marcelina
    São Paulo, 08270-070, Brazil
  • Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University
    Beijing, 100053, China
  • Huaxi Hospital
    Chengdu, 610041, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
    Guangzhou, 510080, China
  • Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, 200025, China
  • Huashan Hospital
    Shanghai, China
  • The First Hospital of China Medical University
    Shenyang, 110001, China
  • Tangdu Hospital
    Xi'an, 710038, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 20, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02937688
Lead sponsor
MedtronicNeuro
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 18, 2016
Start date
Jul 26, 2017
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2021
Completion
Jul 30, 2021
Last update
Oct 20, 2022

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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