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RecruitingNCT04071847ADROITUpdated Jan 8, 2026

Abbott DBS Post-Market Study of Outcomes for Indications Over Time

An observational study in Movement Disorders, Parkinson Disease and Essential Tremor, sponsored by Abbott Medical Devices. Recruiting at 48 sites in 9 countries. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-08.

Sponsored by Abbott Medical Devices (part of Abbott) · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Nov 2019; still recruiting 6 years 11 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,000
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this international study is to evaluate long-term safety and effectiveness of Abbott deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems for all indications, including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor or other disabling tremor and dystonia.

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ADROIT is an international, prospective, multicenter, observational, post-market study intended to collect worldwide long-term safety and effectiveness data on subjects implanted with market-released Abbott DBS systems in routine clinical practice.

Subjects will be followed for 5 years after the initial programming visit.

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Conditions studied

  • Movement Disorders
  • Parkinson Disease
  • Essential Tremor
  • Tremor
  • Dystonia
  • Primary Dystonia
  • Secondary Dystonia
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In context

Movement Disorders

371 studies on the registry are indexed under Movement Disorders; 102 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 1,000 is above the median of 67 across 140 observational studies indexed under Movement Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Abbott Medical Devices is the lead sponsor of 539 studies on the registry; 33 are open to participants now.

Of its 53 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 44 (83%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

This study will enroll male and female subjects diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, essential tremor or other disabling tremor, or dystonia who are scheduled for a new implant or IPG device replacement surgery with a market-released Abbott DBS system.

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Subject is scheduled for a new implant or IPG device replacement surgery with a market-released Abbott DBS system within 180 days.
  2. Subject, or a legally acceptable representative, must provide written prior to any study-related procedure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject is currently enrolled or plans to enroll in an study that may confound the results of this study.
  2. Subject has anatomic or comorbid conditions, or other medical, social, or psychological conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could limit the subject's ability to participate in the study or to comply with follow-up requirements, or impact the scientific soundness of the study results.
  3. Study center is located in the United States, and indication for DBS implant is not Parkinson's disease or disabling tremor.
  4. Study center is located in the United States, and the intended lead implant location is not at, or in close proximity to, the STN, GPi, or VIM thalamus.
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Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,000 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Deep brain stimulation

    Subjects implanted with an Abbott DBS system

    Device: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Interventions

  • DeviceDeep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

    Deep brain stimulation therapy involves the delivery of electrical signals to targeted structures in the brain to modulate neural circuit activity, and has been used successfully for the treatment of various types of movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD), disabling or essential tremor, and dystonia

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline to 6 months in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with Parkinson's disease, MDS-UPDRS Part III.

    The Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) assess the severity of Parkinson's disease. This questionnaire is composed of four sections: Part I: non-motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions (Part Ia is assessed by the investigator while part Ib is assessed by the subject, with or without the help of the caregiver); Part II: motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions, designed to be self-administered; Part III: motor examinations consisting of 33 scores based on 18 questions with several right, left or other body distribution scores; Part IV: motor complications: consisting of 6 questions. Each item is scored from 0 to 4, where 0 indicates normal, 1 indicates slight symptoms, 2 indicates mild symptoms, 3 indicates moderate symptoms, and 4 indicates severe symptoms. The total score for each part is obtained from the sum of the corresponding item scores. Higher scores indicate greater impact of PD symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

  2. Change from baseline to1 year in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with Parkinson's disease, MDS-UPDRS Part III.

    The Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) assess the severity of Parkinson's disease. This questionnaire is composed of four sections: Part I: non-motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions (Part Ia is assessed by the investigator while part Ib is assessed by the subject, with or without the help of the caregiver); Part II: motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions, designed to be self-administered; Part III: motor examinations consisting of 33 scores based on 18 questions with several right, left or other body distribution scores; Part IV: motor complications: consisting of 6 questions. Each item is scored from 0 to 4, where 0 indicates normal, 1 indicates slight symptoms, 2 indicates mild symptoms, 3 indicates moderate symptoms, and 4 indicates severe symptoms. The total score for each part is obtained from the sum of the corresponding item scores. Higher scores indicate greater impact of PD symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline to1 year

  3. Change from baseline to 2 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with Parkinson's disease, MDS-UPDRS Part III.

    The Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) assess the severity of Parkinson's disease. This questionnaire is composed of four sections: Part I: non-motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions (Part Ia is assessed by the investigator while part Ib is assessed by the subject, with or without the help of the caregiver); Part II: motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions, designed to be self-administered; Part III: motor examinations consisting of 33 scores based on 18 questions with several right, left or other body distribution scores; Part IV: motor complications: consisting of 6 questions. Each item is scored from 0 to 4, where 0 indicates normal, 1 indicates slight symptoms, 2 indicates mild symptoms, 3 indicates moderate symptoms, and 4 indicates severe symptoms. The total score for each part is obtained from the sum of the corresponding item scores. Higher scores indicate greater impact of PD symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline to 2 years

  4. Change from baseline to 3 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with Parkinson's disease, MDS-UPDRS Part III.

    The Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) assess the severity of Parkinson's disease. This questionnaire is composed of four sections: Part I: non-motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions (Part Ia is assessed by the investigator while part Ib is assessed by the subject, with or without the help of the caregiver); Part II: motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions, designed to be self-administered; Part III: motor examinations consisting of 33 scores based on 18 questions with several right, left or other body distribution scores; Part IV: motor complications: consisting of 6 questions. Each item is scored from 0 to 4, where 0 indicates normal, 1 indicates slight symptoms, 2 indicates mild symptoms, 3 indicates moderate symptoms, and 4 indicates severe symptoms. The total score for each part is obtained from the sum of the corresponding item scores. Higher scores indicate greater impact of PD symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 years

  5. Change from baseline to 4 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with Parkinson's disease, MDS-UPDRS Part III.

    The Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) assess the severity of Parkinson's disease. This questionnaire is composed of four sections: Part I: non-motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions (Part Ia is assessed by the investigator while part Ib is assessed by the subject, with or without the help of the caregiver); Part II: motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions, designed to be self-administered; Part III: motor examinations consisting of 33 scores based on 18 questions with several right, left or other body distribution scores; Part IV: motor complications: consisting of 6 questions. Each item is scored from 0 to 4, where 0 indicates normal, 1 indicates slight symptoms, 2 indicates mild symptoms, 3 indicates moderate symptoms, and 4 indicates severe symptoms. The total score for each part is obtained from the sum of the corresponding item scores. Higher scores indicate greater impact of PD symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline to 4 years

  6. Change from baseline to 5 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with Parkinson's disease, MDS-UPDRS Part III.

    The Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) assess the severity of Parkinson's disease. This questionnaire is composed of four sections: Part I: non-motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions (Part Ia is assessed by the investigator while part Ib is assessed by the subject, with or without the help of the caregiver); Part II: motor experiences of daily living consisting of 13 questions, designed to be self-administered; Part III: motor examinations consisting of 33 scores based on 18 questions with several right, left or other body distribution scores; Part IV: motor complications: consisting of 6 questions. Each item is scored from 0 to 4, where 0 indicates normal, 1 indicates slight symptoms, 2 indicates mild symptoms, 3 indicates moderate symptoms, and 4 indicates severe symptoms. The total score for each part is obtained from the sum of the corresponding item scores. Higher scores indicate greater impact of PD symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline to 5 years

  7. Change from baseline to 6 months in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with disabling tremor, FTM-TRS.

    The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTMTRS) assesses tremor severity and and consists of three parts. Part A (with a maximum score of 80) rates tremor at rest, during posture, and intentional movements for nine parts of the body, including the head, trunk and limbs; Part B (with a maximum score of 36) rates action tremor of the upper limbs, particularly while writing and pouring liquids; part C the patient rates the impact of tremor on his or her functional disability (speaking, feeding, drinking, hygiene, dressing, writing, and working) with a maximum score of 28. The total score obtained by adding the three parts of the FTM-TRS is 144, with a higher score indicating higher disease severity/disability. The FTM-TRS also includes one separate item dealing with global assessment of tremor-related disability, rated by both patient and examiner on a 5-point scale.

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

  8. Change from baseline to 1 year in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with disabling tremor, FTM-TRS.

    The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTMTRS) assesses tremor severity and and consists of three parts. Part A (with a maximum score of 80) rates tremor at rest, during posture, and intentional movements for nine parts of the body, including the head, trunk and limbs; Part B (with a maximum score of 36) rates action tremor of the upper limbs, particularly while writing and pouring liquids; part C the patient rates the impact of tremor on his or her functional disability (speaking, feeding, drinking, hygiene, dressing, writing, and working) with a maximum score of 28. The total score obtained by adding the three parts of the FTM-TRS is 144, with a higher score indicating higher disease severity/disability.The FTM-TRS also includes one separate item dealing with global assessment of tremor-related disability, rated by both patient and examiner on a 5-point scale.

    Time frame: Baseline to 1 year

  9. Change from baseline to 2 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with disabling tremor, FTM-TRS.

    The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTMTRS) assesses tremor severity and and consists of three parts. Part A (with a maximum score of 80) rates tremor at rest, during posture, and intentional movements for nine parts of the body, including the head, trunk and limbs; Part B (with a maximum score of 36) rates action tremor of the upper limbs, particularly while writing and pouring liquids; part C the patient rates the impact of tremor on his or her functional disability (speaking, feeding, drinking, hygiene, dressing, writing, and working) with a maximum score of 28. The total score obtained by adding the three parts of the FTM-TRS is 144, with a higher score indicating higher disease severity/disability.The FTM-TRS also includes one separate item dealing with global assessment of tremor-related disability, rated by both patient and examiner on a 5-point scale.

    Time frame: Baseline to 2 years

  10. Change from baseline to 3 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with disabling tremor, FTM-TRS.

    The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTMTRS) assesses tremor severity and and consists of three parts. Part A (with a maximum score of 80) rates tremor at rest, during posture, and intentional movements for nine parts of the body, including the head, trunk and limbs; Part B (with a maximum score of 36) rates action tremor of the upper limbs, particularly while writing and pouring liquids; part C the patient rates the impact of tremor on his or her functional disability (speaking, feeding, drinking, hygiene, dressing, writing, and working) with a maximum score of 28. The total score obtained by adding the three parts of the FTM-TRS is 144, with a higher score indicating higher disease severity/disability.The FTM-TRS also includes one separate item dealing with global assessment of tremor-related disability, rated by both patient and examiner on a 5-point scale.

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 years

  11. Change from baseline to 4 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with disabling tremor, FTM-TRS.

    The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTMTRS) assesses tremor severity and and consists of three parts. Part A (with a maximum score of 80) rates tremor at rest, during posture, and intentional movements for nine parts of the body, including the head, trunk and limbs; Part B (with a maximum score of 36) rates action tremor of the upper limbs, particularly while writing and pouring liquids; part C the patient rates the impact of tremor on his or her functional disability (speaking, feeding, drinking, hygiene, dressing, writing, and working) with a maximum score of 28. The total score obtained by adding the three parts of the FTM-TRS is 144, with a higher score indicating higher disease severity/disability. The FTM-TRS also includes one separate item dealing with global assessment of tremor-related disability, rated by both patient and examiner on a 5-point scale.

    Time frame: Baseline to 4 years

  12. Change from baseline to 5 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with disabling tremor, FTM-TRS.

    The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTMTRS) assesses tremor severity and and consists of three parts. Part A (with a maximum score of 80) rates tremor at rest, during posture, and intentional movements for nine parts of the body, including the head, trunk and limbs; Part B (with a maximum score of 36) rates action tremor of the upper limbs, particularly while writing and pouring liquids; part C the patient rates the impact of tremor on his or her functional disability (speaking, feeding, drinking, hygiene, dressing, writing, and working) with a maximum score of 28. The total score obtained by adding the three parts of the FTM-TRS is 144, with a higher score indicating higher disease severity/disability.The FTM-TRS also includes one separate item dealing with global assessment of tremor-related disability, rated by both patient and examiner on a 5-point scale.

    Time frame: Baseline to 5 years

  13. Change from baseline to 6 months in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with dystonia (except for cervical dystonia), BFMDRS movement scale.

    The BFMDRS consists consists of a movement subscale and a disability subscale. The movement scale measures dystonia in nine body regions (including the eyes, mouth, speech and swallowing, neck, trunk, arms, and legs). Each domain is scored on degree of provoking factor (0=no dystonia at rest or with action to 4=dystonia present at rest) and severity factor (0=no dystonia to 4=extreme/severe dystonia). Scores are weighted yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 120. The disability scale is a functional marker consisting of parental- or self-reported daily activities (involving speech, handwriting, feeding, eating, swallowing, hygiene, dressing, and walking), with scores ranging from 0 (completely independent) to 30 (completely dependent). A higher score indicates higher disease severity/disability.

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

  14. Change from baseline to 1 year in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with dystonia (except for cervical dystonia), BFMDRS movement scale.

    The BFMDRS consists consists of a movement subscale and a disability subscale. The movement scale measures dystonia in nine body regions (including the eyes, mouth, speech and swallowing, neck, trunk, arms, and legs). Each domain is scored on degree of provoking factor (0=no dystonia at rest or with action to 4=dystonia present at rest) and severity factor (0=no dystonia to 4=extreme/severe dystonia). Scores are weighted yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 120. The disability scale is a functional marker consisting of parental- or self-reported daily activities (involving speech, handwriting, feeding, eating, swallowing, hygiene, dressing, and walking), with scores ranging from 0 (completely independent) to 30 (completely dependent). A higher score indicates higher disease severity/disability.

    Time frame: Baseline to 1 year

  15. Change from baseline to 2 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with dystonia (except for cervical dystonia), BFMDRS movement scale.

    The BFMDRS consists consists of a movement subscale and a disability subscale. The movement scale measures dystonia in nine body regions (including the eyes, mouth, speech and swallowing, neck, trunk, arms, and legs). Each domain is scored on degree of provoking factor (0=no dystonia at rest or with action to 4=dystonia present at rest) and severity factor (0=no dystonia to 4=extreme/severe dystonia). Scores are weighted yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 120. The disability scale is a functional marker consisting of parental- or self-reported daily activities (involving speech, handwriting, feeding, eating, swallowing, hygiene, dressing, and walking), with scores ranging from 0 (completely independent) to 30 (completely dependent). A higher score indicates higher disease severity/disability.

    Time frame: Baseline to 2 years

  16. Change from baseline to 3 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with dystonia (except for cervical dystonia), BFMDRS movement scale.

    The BFMDRS consists consists of a movement subscale and a disability subscale. The movement scale measures dystonia in nine body regions (including the eyes, mouth, speech and swallowing, neck, trunk, arms, and legs). Each domain is scored on degree of provoking factor (0=no dystonia at rest or with action to 4=dystonia present at rest) and severity factor (0=no dystonia to 4=extreme/severe dystonia). Scores are weighted yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 120. The disability scale is a functional marker consisting of parental- or self-reported daily activities (involving speech, handwriting, feeding, eating, swallowing, hygiene, dressing, and walking), with scores ranging from 0 (completely independent) to 30 (completely dependent). A higher score indicates higher disease severity/disability.

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 years

  17. Change from baseline to 4 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with dystonia (except for cervical dystonia), BFMDRS movement scale.

    The BFMDRS consists consists of a movement subscale and a disability subscale. The movement scale measures dystonia in nine body regions (including the eyes, mouth, speech and swallowing, neck, trunk, arms, and legs). Each domain is scored on degree of provoking factor (0=no dystonia at rest or with action to 4=dystonia present at rest) and severity factor (0=no dystonia to 4=extreme/severe dystonia). Scores are weighted yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 120. The disability scale is a functional marker consisting of parental- or self-reported daily activities (involving speech, handwriting, feeding, eating, swallowing, hygiene, dressing, and walking), with scores ranging from 0 (completely independent) to 30 (completely dependent). A higher score indicates higher disease severity/disability.

    Time frame: Baseline to 4 years

  18. Change from baseline to 5 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with dystonia (except for cervical dystonia), BFMDRS movement scale.

    The BFMDRS consists consists of a movement subscale and a disability subscale. The movement scale measures dystonia in nine body regions (including the eyes, mouth, speech and swallowing, neck, trunk, arms, and legs). Each domain is scored on degree of provoking factor (0=no dystonia at rest or with action to 4=dystonia present at rest) and severity factor (0=no dystonia to 4=extreme/severe dystonia). Scores are weighted yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 120. The disability scale is a functional marker consisting of parental- or self-reported daily activities (involving speech, handwriting, feeding, eating, swallowing, hygiene, dressing, and walking), with scores ranging from 0 (completely independent) to 30 (completely dependent). A higher score indicates higher disease severity/disability.

    Time frame: Baseline to 5 years

  19. Change from baseline to 6 months in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with cervical dystonia, TWSTRS severity scale.

    The Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity subscale rates the severity of cervical dystonia. This scale consists of three subscales measuring symptom severity, disability, and pain. The severity scale is rated by the clinician and is composed of 11 items with a maximum score of 35. The disability and pain scales are patient-rated. The disability scale is composed of 6 items with a maximum score of 30. The pain scale is composed of 3 items with a maximum score of 20. The total TWSTRS score ranges from 0 to 85 points. Higher scores indicate higher severity/disability/pain.

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

  20. Change from baseline to 1 year in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with cervical dystonia, TWSTRS severity scale.

    The Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity subscale rates the severity of cervical dystonia. This scale consists of three subscales measuring symptom severity, disability, and pain. The severity scale is rated by the clinician and is composed of 11 items with a maximum score of 35. The disability and pain scales are patient-rated. The disability scale is composed of 6 items with a maximum score of 30. The pain scale is composed of 3 items with a maximum score of 20. The total TWSTRS score ranges from 0 to 85 points. Higher scores indicate higher severity/disability/pain.

    Time frame: Baseline to 1 year

  21. Change from baseline to 2 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with cervical dystonia, TWSTRS severity scale.

    The Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity subscale rates the severity of cervical dystonia. This scale consists of three subscales measuring symptom severity, disability, and pain. The severity scale is rated by the clinician and is composed of 11 items with a maximum score of 35. The disability and pain scales are patient-rated. The disability scale is composed of 6 items with a maximum score of 30. The pain scale is composed of 3 items with a maximum score of 20. The total TWSTRS score ranges from 0 to 85 points. Higher scores indicate higher severity/disability/pain.

    Time frame: Baseline to 2 years

  22. Change from baseline to 3 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with cervical dystonia, TWSTRS severity scale.

    The Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity subscale rates the severity of cervical dystonia. This scale consists of three subscales measuring symptom severity, disability, and pain. The severity scale is rated by the clinician and is composed of 11 items with a maximum score of 35. The disability and pain scales are patient-rated. The disability scale is composed of 6 items with a maximum score of 30. The pain scale is composed of 3 items with a maximum score of 20. The total TWSTRS score ranges from 0 to 85 points. Higher scores indicate higher severity/disability/pain.

    Time frame: Baseline to 3 years

  23. Change from baseline to 4 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with cervical dystonia, TWSTRS severity scale.

    The Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity subscale rates the severity of cervical dystonia. This scale consists of three subscales measuring symptom severity, disability, and pain. The severity scale is rated by the clinician and is composed of 11 items with a maximum score of 35. The disability and pain scales are patient-rated. The disability scale is composed of 6 items with a maximum score of 30. The pain scale is composed of 3 items with a maximum score of 20. The total TWSTRS score ranges from 0 to 85 points. Higher scores indicate higher severity/disability/pain.

    Time frame: Baseline to 4 years

  24. Change from baseline to 5 years in disease-specific motor rating scale. For subjects with cervical dystonia, TWSTRS severity scale.

    The Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity subscale rates the severity of cervical dystonia. This scale consists of three subscales measuring symptom severity, disability, and pain. The severity scale is rated by the clinician and is composed of 11 items with a maximum score of 35. The disability and pain scales are patient-rated. The disability scale is composed of 6 items with a maximum score of 30. The pain scale is composed of 3 items with a maximum score of 20. The total TWSTRS score ranges from 0 to 85 points. Higher scores indicate higher severity/disability/pain.

    Time frame: Baseline to 5 years

  25. Incidence of device- and procedure-related serious adverse events at 6 months

    Serious Adverse Events related to the device and procedure will be assessed. If the AE meets any of the criteria below, it is regarded as a serious adverse event (SAE). a) Led to a death, b) Led to a serious deterioration in health of the subject, that either resulted in i) a life-threatening illness or injury, or ii) a permanent impairment of a body structure or a body function, or iii) in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, or iv) medical or surgical intervention to prevent life threatening illness or injury or permanent impairment to a body structure or a body function. v) chronic disease c) Led to fetal distress, fetal death or a congenital abnormality or birth defect.

    Time frame: At 6 months

  26. Incidence of device- and procedure-related serious adverse events at 1 year

    Serious Adverse Events related to the device and procedure will be assessed. If the AE meets any of the criteria below, it is regarded as a serious adverse event (SAE). a) Led to a death, b) Led to a serious deterioration in health of the subject, that either resulted in i) a life-threatening illness or injury, or ii) a permanent impairment of a body structure or a body function, or iii) in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, or iv) medical or surgical intervention to prevent life threatening illness or injury or permanent impairment to a body structure or a body function. v) chronic disease c) Led to fetal distress, fetal death or a congenital abnormality or birth defect.

    Time frame: At 1 year

  27. Incidence of device- and procedure-related serious adverse events at 2 years

    Serious Adverse Events related to the device and procedure will be assessed. If the AE meets any of the criteria below, it is regarded as a serious adverse event (SAE). a) Led to a death, b) Led to a serious deterioration in health of the subject, that either resulted in i) a life-threatening illness or injury, or ii) a permanent impairment of a body structure or a body function, or iii) in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, or iv) medical or surgical intervention to prevent life threatening illness or injury or permanent impairment to a body structure or a body function. v) chronic disease c) Led to fetal distress, fetal death or a congenital abnormality or birth defect.

    Time frame: At 2 years

  28. Incidence of device- and procedure-related serious adverse events at 3 years

    Serious Adverse Events related to the device and procedure will be assessed. If the AE meets any of the criteria below, it is regarded as a serious adverse event (SAE). a) Led to a death, b) Led to a serious deterioration in health of the subject, that either resulted in i) a life-threatening illness or injury, or ii) a permanent impairment of a body structure or a body function, or iii) in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, or iv) medical or surgical intervention to prevent life threatening illness or injury or permanent impairment to a body structure or a body function. v) chronic disease c) Led to fetal distress, fetal death or a congenital abnormality or birth defect.

    Time frame: At 3 years

  29. Incidence of device- and procedure-related serious adverse events at 4 years

    Serious Adverse Events related to the device and procedure will be assessed. If the AE meets any of the criteria below, it is regarded as a serious adverse event (SAE). a) Led to a death, b) Led to a serious deterioration in health of the subject, that either resulted in i) a life-threatening illness or injury, or ii) a permanent impairment of a body structure or a body function, or iii) in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, or iv) medical or surgical intervention to prevent life threatening illness or injury or permanent impairment to a body structure or a body function. v) chronic disease c) Led to fetal distress, fetal death or a congenital abnormality or birth defect.

    Time frame: At 4 years

  30. Incidence of device- and procedure-related serious adverse events at 5 years

    Serious Adverse Events related to the device and procedure will be assessed. If the AE meets any of the criteria below, it is regarded as a serious adverse event (SAE). a) Led to a death, b) Led to a serious deterioration in health of the subject, that either resulted in i) a life-threatening illness or injury, or ii) a permanent impairment of a body structure or a body function, or iii) in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, or iv) medical or surgical intervention to prevent life threatening illness or injury or permanent impairment to a body structure or a body function. v) chronic disease c) Led to fetal distress, fetal death or a congenital abnormality or birth defect.

    Time frame: At 5 years

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Study locations

24 of 48 sites recruiting
  • University of Aizona Health Sciences
    Tucson, Arizona 85274, United States
    Active, not recruiting

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  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
    Active, not recruiting

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  • University of California at Davis
    Sacramento, California 95817, United States
    Active, not recruiting

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  • Colorado Neurodiagnostics
    Littleton, Colorado 80120, United States
    Terminated

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  • Neurosurgery One
    Littleton, Colorado 80122, United States
    Withdrawn

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  • University of Miami Hospital
    Miami, Florida 33136, United States
    Active, not recruiting

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  • University of South Florida - Department of Neurology
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
    Recruiting
    • Konrad Bach · Contactkbach@health.usf.edu · 727-798-3789
    • Yarema Bezchlibnyk, MD · Principal investigator
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
    Recruiting
  • Indiana University
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
    Recruiting
  • Kansas University Medical Center
    Kansas City, Kansas 66160, United States
    Active, not recruiting

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  • University of Louisville
    Louisville, Kentucky 40202, United States
    Recruiting
  • Willis-Knighton Medical Center
    Shreveport, Louisiana 71103, United States
    Terminated

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Beth Israe Deaconess Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
    Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Albany Medical Center
    Albany, New York 12208, United States
    Recruiting
  • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
    Recruiting
    • Sean Nagel, MD · Contact216-444-2200
  • Ohio State Medical
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
    Recruiting
    • Barbara Changizi, MD · Contact614-366-2420
  • Wright State University & Premier Health
    Fairborn, Ohio 45324, United States
    Withdrawn

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Center for Interventional Pain & Spine
    Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, United States
    Withdrawn

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Thomas Jefferson Department or Neurosurgery
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Allegheny General Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, United States
    Terminated

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Texas Movement Disorder Specialist
    Georgetown, Texas 78628, United States
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • University of Utah Hospital
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, United States
    Recruiting
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital
    Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital - City Campus
    Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Helsinki University Central Hospital
    Helsinki, Uusimaa 00290, Finland
    Recruiting
  • CHU Gabriel Montpied
    Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne 63003, France
    Withdrawn

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • CHU de St Etienne
    Saint-Etienne, Auvergne 42270, France
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Fondation Rothchild
    Paris, ILE, France
    Withdrawn

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • CHU Hopital Pasteur
    Nice, Provence-Alpes-Azur 6002, France
    Recruiting
    • Vanessa Ferrier · Contactferrier.v@chu-nice.fr · 00334920375
    • Caroline Giordana · Principal investigator
  • Universitäts Klinikum Tübingen
    Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg 72076, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Medizinische Einrichtungen der Universität Düsseldorf
    Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia 40225, Germany
    Recruiting
    • Alfons Schnitzler · Principal investigator
  • Universitätsklinikum Münster
    Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia 48149, Germany
    Recruiting
    • Tobias Warnecke · Principal investigator
  • UNIVERSITATSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
    Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate 55131, Germany
    Recruiting
    • Julia Isabell Schiffer, Prof · Contact
  • Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes
    Homburg, Saarland 66421, Germany
    Recruiting
  • UKE Hamburg (Universitatsklinik Eppendorf)
    Hamburg, 20246, Germany
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Az.Osp. Universitaria di Ferrara
    Cona, Emilia-Romagna 44124, Italy
    Terminated

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli
    Rome, Lazio 00618, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
    Milan, Lombardy 20133, Italy
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Hospital Virgen de Rocio
    Seville, Andalusia 41013, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol
    Badalona, Catalonia 08916, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario de la Princesa
    Madrid, 28006, Spain
    Recruiting
    • Martha Navas Garcia · Principal investigator
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
    Linkou District, Ntaiwan 333, Taiwan
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital
    Hualien City, 97002, Taiwan
    Recruiting
  • The Walton Centre
    Liverpool, North West England L9 7LJ, United Kingdom
    Active, not recruiting

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Southmead Hospita
    Bristol, South West England BS10 5NB, United Kingdom
    Withdrawn

    Not enrolling at this site — choose another above.

  • Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
    Glasgow, Wdbtshr, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • King's College Hospital
    London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
    • Keyoumars Ashkan · Principal investigator
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References and documents

Publications

  • Gharabaghi A, Groppa S, Casas E, Schnitzler A, Munoz-Delgado L, Marshall VL, Karl J, Zhang L, Alvarez R, Feldman MS, Soileau MJ, Luo L, Walter BL, Wu C, Lei H, Herz DM, Nanduri D, Salazar CA, Luca C, Weiss D. Real-world multicenter assessment of sustained clinical outcomes after digital deep brain stimulation. NPJ Digit Med. 2026 Jan 14;9(1):133. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-02315-5. PubMed 41535352 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 8, 2026, 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
NCT04071847
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 28, 2019
Start date
Nov 26, 2019
Primary completion
Sep 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 8, 2026

Study contacts

Claudia Salazar, PhD
Contact
claudia.salazar4@abbott.com
+1-650-647-3396
Shirisha Chiluka
Contact
Shirisha.Chiluka@abbott.com
972-526-4820
Devyani Nanduri
study director · Abbott Medical Devices Neuromodulation

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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