An interventional study of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson, sponsored by Mustafa Kemal University. Status unknown at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 75 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-03-14.
Sponsored by Mustafa Kemal University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
Whether Subthalamic Nucleus (STN) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), a treatment commonly used to ameliorate the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), affects on facial expressions is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential effects of DBS and different frequencies on facial expressions of PD patients by volunteers via a web site: http://www.supporttoscience.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most frequent progressive neuro-degenerative disease with a worldwide prevalence of 4-6 million and the mask face is an important and also troublesome sign of PD. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery can be a viable option which has recently emerged and been accepted as a useful surgical method for PD. Standard DBS targets include Subthalamic Nucleus (STN) and Globus Pallidus Internus (GPi). Although the STN-DBS application is known to have favorable effects on motor and non-motor symptoms of PD, there is a lack information about the effect on facial expressions of PD patients. Our aim is to analyze the effect of the STN-DBS stimulation and different frequencies on the facial expressions of PD patients.
The study initially recruited 18 patients with idiopathic PD who underwent DBS surgery for movement disorders caused by PD at Mustafa Kemal University Medical Faculty Neurosurgery Department.
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This study's planned enrollment of 18 is below the median of 40 across 3,294 interventional studies indexed under Parkinson Disease.
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Device: Deep Brain Stimulation
Device: Deep Brain Stimulation
Device: Deep Brain Stimulation
Device: Deep Brain Stimulation
Device: Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep Brain Stimulation is an established surgical method for Parkinson's Disease.
Also known as: Vercise, Activa PC
The effect of Deep brain stimulation on facial expressions will be analyzed by volunteers via a web site then the results will evaluate by statistical analyses.
The evaluation of patients photos (in different frequencies and when stimulation off status) will be analyzed by volunteers via a website, then the results will be compare and evaluate by statistical analysis. The results will give us an opinion about these: The effect of Deep Brain Stimulation on Parkinsonians patients facial expression and which frequency setting is better for facial expression.
Time frame: 3 months
Plan to share: Yes — The results will be shared
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