Image-Guided DBS Programming
University of Pennsylvania
Summary
The objective of this study is to compare the effects of image-guided programming algorithm using various image segmentations vs standard clinical programming on reduction of tremor and patient satisfaction.
Description
At your first visit (Visit 1), your DBS device will be temporarily switched off. The study team will then perform a baseline tremor assessment, utilizing the standard methods of an accelerometer (a device to measure acceleration of movement) and the Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (CRST). A qualify of life assessment will also be administered using the standard Quality of Life in Essential Tremor (QUEST) questionnaire. Your device will first be programmed with either the image-guided programming settings or the clinical-based programming settings. Then, it will be switched to the other settin…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 21–85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * • Patients from 21-85 years of age * ET patients implanted with Boston Scientific DBS electrodes in the VIM thalamus * Proficiency with the English Language * Participant is able to comply with all testing and follow-up requirements as defined by the study protocol * Participant is able to provide voluntary decisionally capable, and appropriately informed consent Exclusion Criteria:• Vulnerable populations such as children, pregnant women, or prisoners Patient is unwilling or unable to provide consent \-
Interventions
- Deviceprogramming a
clinical based programming parameters
- Deviceprogramming b
image-guided programming parameters
Location
- Neurosurgery Department Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania