Unilateral GPi vs Unilateral STN DBS in the Same Patient With PD
Parkinson Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, Globus Pallidus Interna
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Parkinson Disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
- Aged between 55 and 75 years, both male and female
- Patients who have undergone combined unilateral STN and contralateral GPi DBS for more than 6 months
- A Hoehn-Yahr (H-Y) stage of less than 4 in the off-medication state
- A left-extremity to right-extremity ratio of less than 0.15 on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part Ⅲ (UPDRS-Ⅲ) in the both off-medication and on-medication states
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of serious psychosis
- History of intractable epilepsy (i.e., seizures)
- Diagnosed by the investigators that patients with severe cardiac, liver and kidney diseases, or other serious health conditions
- Dementia (A Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of < 24), inability to comprehend the experimental protocol or voluntarily provide informed consent
- Lack of cooperation
- Additional reasons for exclusion at the discretion of the clinical investigator
- Poorly controlled depression or anxiety
- Past history of suicidal attempt
Sites / Locations
- Functional neurosurgery of Shanghai jiaotong university affiliated Ruijin hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Unilateral DBS of the subthalamic nucleus (STN)
Unilateral DBS of the globus pallidus interna (GPi)
To deliver unilateral STN DBS, bilateral stimulation will be turned off for three hours, and then turn on the unilateral STN DBS. The STN stimulation will be programmed as previous parameter configuration with optimal therapeutic benefits. Participants will be asked to complete a comprehensive set of assessments under unilateral STN stimulation in the off-medication state. 45 minutes after taking regular medication, participants need to complete the second set of assessments in the on-medication state.
To deliver unilateral GPi DBS, bilateral stimulation will be turned off for three hours, and then turn on the unilateral GPi DBS. The study protocol is identical to the intervention of unilateral STN DBS but it was done on a different day.