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Deep Brain Stimulation

Manipulating and Optimizing Brain Rhythms for Enhancement of Sleep

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
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to improve sleep quality in patients with brain implants by sending specific electrical signals during sleep. The idea is that these signals, delivered at the right times, can help these patients sleep better.

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

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

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Participants to Complete Study
Secondary study objectives
Karolinska Sleepiness Scale
Latency to Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep
Latency to Sleep Onset
+4 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

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
3,353 Previous Clinical Trials
3,061,019 Total Patients Enrolled
27 Trials studying Dementia
16,897 Patients Enrolled for Dementia
Gregory Worrell, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic
~1 spots leftby Dec 2025