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Deep Brain Stimulation

DBS Stimulation during sleep for Epilepsy

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Gregory Worrell, MD
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through study completion, approximately 1 year
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Study Summary

This trial will see if researchers can improve sleep quality for patients with deep brain stimulators by delivering targeted stimulations during specific stages of sleep.

Eligible Conditions
  • Epilepsy
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Neurological Disorders

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through study completion, approximately 1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, approximately 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Participants to Complete Study
Secondary outcome measures
Karolinska Sleepiness Scale
Latency to Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep
Latency to Sleep Onset
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) systemExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects with existing DBS systems implanted for neurological disease (e.g., Parkinson's, pain, epilepsy) will have targeted stimulation patterns during specific stages of sleep using their existing DBS device.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,227 Previous Clinical Trials
3,771,664 Total Patients Enrolled
22 Trials studying Epilepsy
1,188 Patients Enrolled for Epilepsy
Gregory Worrell, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are people with the medical condition still able to join this research project?

"The clinical trial, which was originally posted on April 12th, 2021, is still actively looking for patients according to clinicaltrials.gov. The last edit was made on February 9th, 2022."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Manipulating and Optimizing Brain Rhythms for Enhancement of Sleep
Gregory Worrell 2021. "Manipulating and Optimizing Brain Rhythms for Enhancement of Sleep". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05089682.
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