A Multicenter Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation Registry

Description

There is limited data on outcomes for children who have undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders, and individual centers performing this surgery often lack sufficient cases to power research studies adequately. This study aims to develop a multicenter pediatric DBS registry that allows multiple sites to share clinical pediatric DBS data. The primary goals are to enable large-scale, well-powered analyses of the safety and efficacy of DBS in the pediatric population and to further explore and refine DBS as a therapeutic option for children with dystonia and other hyperkinetic movement disorders. Given the current scarcity of evidence available to clinicians, this centralized multicenter repository of clinical data is critical for addressing key research questions and improving clinical practice for pediatric DBS.

Conditions

Dystonia, Epilepsy in Children, Cerebral Palsy, Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Neurologic Disorder, Movement Disorders in Children, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

There is limited data on outcomes for children who have undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders, and individual centers performing this surgery often lack sufficient cases to power research studies adequately. This study aims to develop a multicenter pediatric DBS registry that allows multiple sites to share clinical pediatric DBS data. The primary goals are to enable large-scale, well-powered analyses of the safety and efficacy of DBS in the pediatric population and to further explore and refine DBS as a therapeutic option for children with dystonia and other hyperkinetic movement disorders. Given the current scarcity of evidence available to clinicians, this centralized multicenter repository of clinical data is critical for addressing key research questions and improving clinical practice for pediatric DBS.

Multicenter Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation Registry

A Multicenter Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation Registry

Condition
Dystonia
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Female or male patients between ages of 0-18 years.
  • * Having received or scheduled to receive DBS for any neurological movement disorder.
  • * Parents or legal guardians are able to provide written consent for prospective enrollment.

Ages Eligible for Study

0 Years to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Boston Children's Hospital,

Study Record Dates

2029-07-30