MOOD-D: Mapping Mood in the Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to determine the vulnerability of mood-related neurocircuitry in Parkinson Disease (PD) using deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN DBS).
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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STN DBS Group PD patients with deep brain stimulators in the subthalamic nucleus. Subjects within this group will be placed into either a 1 contact group, or 2 contact group, depending on contact location requirements for this study. |
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Control Group PD patients without deep brain stimulator surgery, with similar symptoms to the study group. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for STN-DBS subjects:
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Age 40 or older
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DBS STN Surgery in past 2 to 36 months
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Ability to tolerate turning off Stimulators
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Ability to read and comprehend questions
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English speaking
Exclusion Criteria for STN-DBS subjects:
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Other severe complications post surgery: stroke, seizure, major loss of consciousness, other brain trauma/surgery, or head injuries(i.e. near drowning), encephalitis, or hydrocephalus, blindness, deafness
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Clinically determined Dementia ( Most recent MMSE score of >24)
Inclusion Criteria for Control subject:
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Age 40 or older
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Ability to read and comprehend questions
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English speaking
Exclusion Criteria for Control subject:
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Other severe complications post surgery: stroke, seizure, major loss of consciousness, other brain trauma/surgery, or head injuries(i.e. near drowning), encephalitis, or hydrocephalus, blindness, deafness
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Clinically determined Dementia ( Most recent MMSE score of >24)
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Plans to have DBS STN surgery in the next 24 months
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Washington University School of Medicine | St. Louis | Missouri | United States | 63110 |
2 | University of Cincinnati, Movement Disorder Center | Cincinnati | Ohio | United States | 45267-0525 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Washington University School of Medicine
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Tamara G Hershey, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- 08-0354
- R01NS058797-05