Status:

COMPLETED

STN-DBS and the Risk of Sialorrhea

Lead Sponsor:

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to assess the incidence rate and risk factors for sialorrhea in the long-term follow-up in a cohort of 170 patients with advanced Parkinson's disease \[84 with d...

Detailed Description

IMPORTANCE: Sialorrhea is a frequent and disabling symptom in patients with PD. No prospective study has been specifically designed to test the effects of DBS on sialorrhea development. OBJECTIVE: Th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Age between 20 and 80 years
  • without drooling
  • swallowing function \<5 on the Drooling Rate Scale (DRS).
  • Medications affecting drooling had to have stopped medications at least 4 weeks before study entry.

Exclusion

  • Not he typical PD
  • Subjects on warfarin,
  • with significant medical illnesses or neuromuscular transmission disorders
  • past use of BoNT
  • -cognitive impairment (\<23/30 on Mini Mental Status Exam) were excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

234 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06090929

Start Date

January 1 2019

End Date

June 1 2023

Last Update

October 19 2023

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Chao Zhang

Jinan, Shandong, China, 250100