PD - Parkinson's DiseasePhase 4NCT05376761
EC50 of Dexmedetomidine in Deep Brain Stimulation Implantation of Patients With Parkinson's Disease
A Phase 4 study testing Dexmedetomidine in people with PD - Parkinson's Disease, run by Beijing Tiantan Hospital at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
Dexmedetomidine (DEX) sedation is widely used in deep brain stimulation implantation (DBSI) of patients With Parkinson's disease. However, intraoperative application of DEX may affect the discharge activity of deep brain nuclei and reduce the discharge frequency of Subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 50 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- PD - Parkinson's Disease
- What is being tested?
- Dexmedetomidine
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 31 May 2022to 31 Dec 2023
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 50 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 50-80 years old, ASA grade II-III;
- Bilateral STN-DBS of patients with Parkinson's disease;
- Signed informed consent.
Who cannot join
- Obstructive sleep apnea;
- BMI > 30kg/m2;
- Estimated difficult airway;
- Severe preoperative anxiety;
- Serious dysfunction of important organs such as heart, liver and kidney;
- previous allergy to dexmedetomidine;
- Pregnant or lactating women.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
China1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Beijing Tiantan hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality
Si-Ning Xie, xiesining101@sina.com
About this study
Official title: Median Effective Concentration (EC50) of Dexmedetomidine in Deep Brain Stimulation Implantation of Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Dexmedetomidine (DEX) sedation is widely used in deep brain stimulation implantation (DBSI) of patients With Parkinson's disease. However, intraoperative application of DEX may affect the discharge activity of deep brain nuclei and reduce the discharge frequency of Subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons. At present, there is still a lack of prospective intervention research to explore the optimal dose that does not affect MER mapping in patients with Parkinson's disease. The present study uses the Dixon and Massey up-and-down method to analyze the EC50 of DEX in patients with PD undergoing STN-DBS sedation, to clarify the balance meets the sufficient comfort of patients without affecting the accurate target of MER and the optimal dosage of DEX for boundary recognition.
Read the detailed description
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment to improve the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Subthalamic nucleus (STN) is one of the most commonly used targets in the treatment of PD-DBS. The accuracy of the final implantation position of deep brain electrodes is the key to the success of surgery.
Sedation-Awake-Sedation anesthesia is widely used in DBS. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) mainly acts on the central locus coeruleus nucleus and spinal cord α receptor, which has sedative and analgesic effect and little respiratory inhibition. DEX can produce natural non eye movement sleep that is conducive to the recovery of the body. Within a certain dose range, patients are easy to wake up and have the characteristics of conscious sedation. Patients can make corresponding actions according to the instructions of neurosurgeons and cooperate with doctors to complete the operation. Its sedative safety has been confirmed.
However, intraoperative application of DEX may delay the recovery of cognitive function, affect the discharge activity of deep brain nuclei and reduce the discharge frequency of STN neurons, even after stopping the use of sedatives. The result may be related to the residual effect of sedatives. DEX can reduce the activity of STN neurons in a dose-dependent manner. A smaller dose of DEX may not meet the effects of surgical sedation and analgesia, and the effect of high concentration is better than that of low concentration. Some existing studies have recommended a reasonable dose range of DEX for DBS, but these studies have a small number of research populations, and of great heterogeneity in target selection, anesthetic dose and strategy. At present, there is still a lack of prospective intervention research to explore the optimal dose that the application of DEX sedation does not affect MER mapping in patients with Parkinson's disease. The present study uses the up and down method to analyze the EC50 and EC95 of DEX in patients with PD undergoing STN-DBS sedation, to clarify the balance meets the sufficient comfort of patients without affecting the accurate target of MER and the optimal dosage of DEX for boundary recognition.
- Conditions
- PD - Parkinson's Disease
- Being tested
- Dexmedetomidine
- Medical subject headings
- Parkinson Disease
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
DexmedetomidineDrug
The loading dose of DEX (0.5 µg/kg) is transfused intravenously within 15min.The maintaining concentration of DEX, which is started at 0.3 µg/kg/h in the first patient, is determined by the NRMS in the MER signal of the previous patient according to the up and down sequence. If the NRMS is higher than 2.0, a positive response is defined and the concentration of DEX will be added by 0.05µg/kg/h in the next patient. A negative response is defined as NRMS lower than 2.0, and in such cases the concentration of DEX is reduced by 0.3 µg/kg/h.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| DEX for STN-DBS | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: Dexmedetomidine |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
EC50 and the corresponding 95%CI of DEX applied to PD patients undergoing STN-DBS are determined by the up and down method according to the normalized root mean square(NRMS) value of the MER sampled signal.
We use the root mean square (RMS) value of the MER sampled signal recorded by the electrode, measured in volts, as the main parameter for evaluating electrode position. RMS values change with the electrode properties and other external drives related to the operating room; therefore, it is crucial to normalize the RMS to comparable values. Thus, each session's RMS in a trajectory is divided by the mean RMS of the first five stable sessions in the same trajectory. This normalized RMS (NRMS) is found to be a good measure as it reflects the relative change in the total power of the signal, which elevates dramatically entering the STN.
If the NRMS is higher than 2.0, a positive response is defined and the concentration of DEX will be added by 0.05µg/kg/h in the next patient. A negative response is defined as NRMS lower than 2.0, and in such cases the concentration of DEX is reduced by 0.3 µg/kg/h.
Measured: during MER recording
Secondary outcomes (1)
STN pass length (mm)
For STN identification and length, recordings within the thalamus, zona incerta, STN, and SNr are identified by an experienced neurophysiologist intraoperatively and reclassified independently offline. The STN pass length is determined as the distance from entry to exit of the STN based on the significant, clear increase in baseline unit activity and FR changes unique to STN.
Measured: during MER recording
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 May 2022
- Study start31 May 2022
- Primary completion31 Dec 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for PD - Parkinson's DiseaseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Beijing Tiantan HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ruquan Han, Beijing Tiantan Hospital
- Investigators
- Ruquan Han, MD, PhD, Principal investigator, Beijing Tiantan Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05376761
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- xsn20220314
- Status last verified
- Jun 2022
- First submitted
- 8 May 2022
- Last updated
- 21 Jun 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Jun 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Median Effective Concentration (EC50) of Dexmedetomidine in Deep Brain Stimulation Implantation of Patients With Parkinson's Disease
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05376761
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- xsn20220314
- Conditions
- PD - Parkinson's Disease
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 31 May 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 17 May 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Dexmedetomidine (DEX) sedation is widely used in deep brain stimulation implantation (DBSI) of patients With Parkinson's disease. However, intraoperative application of DEX may affect the discharge activity of deep brain nuclei and reduce the discharge frequency of Subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons. At present, there is still a lack of prospective intervention research to explore the optimal dose that does not affect MER mapping in patients with Parkinson's disease. The present study uses the Dixon and Massey up-and-down method to analyze the EC50 of DEX in patients with PD undergoing STN-DBS sedation, to clarify the balance meets the sufficient comfort of patients without affecting the accurate target of MER and the optimal dosage of DEX for boundary recognition.
Detailed description
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment to improve the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Subthalamic nucleus (STN) is one of the most commonly used targets in the treatment of PD-DBS. The accuracy of the final implantation position of deep brain electrodes is the key to the success of surgery.
Sedation-Awake-Sedation anesthesia is widely used in DBS. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) mainly acts on the central locus coeruleus nucleus and spinal cord α receptor, which has sedative and analgesic effect and little respiratory inhibition. DEX can produce natural non eye movement sleep that is conducive to the recovery of the body. Within a certain dose range, patients are easy to wake up and have the characteristics of conscious sedation. Patients can make corresponding actions according to the instructions of neurosurgeons and cooperate with doctors to complete the operation. Its sedative safety has been confirmed.
However, intraoperative application of DEX may delay the recovery of cognitive function, affect the discharge activity of deep brain nuclei and reduce the discharge frequency of STN neurons, even after stopping the use of sedatives. The result may be related to the residual effect of sedatives. DEX can reduce the activity of STN neurons in a dose-dependent manner. A smaller dose of DEX may not meet the effects of surgical sedation and analgesia, and the effect of high concentration is better than that of low concentration. Some existing studies have recommended a reasonable dose range of DEX for DBS, but these studies have a small number of research populations, and of great heterogeneity in target selection, anesthetic dose and strategy. At present, there is still a lack of prospective intervention research to explore the optimal dose that the application of DEX sedation does not affect MER mapping in patients with Parkinson's disease. The present study uses the up and down method to analyze the EC50 and EC95 of DEX in patients with PD undergoing STN-DBS sedation, to clarify the balance meets the sufficient comfort of patients without affecting the accurate target of MER and the optimal dosage of DEX for boundary recognition.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| DEX for STN-DBS | Experimental | Drug: Dexmedetomidine |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 50 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- 50-80 years old, ASA grade II-III;
- Bilateral STN-DBS of patients with Parkinson's disease;
- Signed informed consent.
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Obstructive sleep apnea;
- BMI > 30kg/m2;
- Estimated difficult airway;
- Severe preoperative anxiety;
- Serious dysfunction of important organs such as heart, liver and kidney;
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| DexmedetomidineThe loading dose of DEX (0.5 µg/kg) is transfused intravenously within 15min.The maintaining concentration of DEX, which is started at 0.3 µg/kg/h in the first patient, is determined by the NRMS in the MER signal of the previous patient according to the up and down sequence. If the NRMS is higher than 2.0, a positive response is defined and the concentration of DEX will be added by 0.05µg/kg/h in the next patient. A negative response is defined as NRMS lower than 2.0, and in such cases the concentration of DEX is reduced by 0.3 µg/kg/h. | Drug | DEX for STN-DBS |
Primary outcome
EC50 and the corresponding 95%CI of DEX applied to PD patients undergoing STN-DBS are determined by the up and down method according to the normalized root mean square(NRMS) value of the MER sampled signal.
Time frame: during MER recording
We use the root mean square (RMS) value of the MER sampled signal recorded by the electrode, measured in volts, as the main parameter for evaluating electrode position. RMS values change with the electrode properties and other external drives related to the operating room; therefore, it is crucial to normalize the RMS to comparable values. Thus, each session's RMS in a trajectory is divided by the mean RMS of the first five stable sessions in the same trajectory. This normalized RMS (NRMS) is found to be a good measure as it reflects the relative change in the total power of the signal, which elevates dramatically entering the STN. If the NRMS is higher than 2.0, a positive response is defined and the concentration of DEX will be added by 0.05µg/kg/h in the next patient. A negative response is defined as NRMS lower than 2.0, and in such cases the concentration of DEX is reduced by 0.3 µg/kg/h.
1 secondary outcome
STN pass length (mm)
Time frame: during MER recording
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Jun 2022.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ruquan Han, MD, PhD principal investigator
Beijing Tiantan Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing Dexmedetomidine in people with PD - Parkinson's Disease, run by Beijing Tiantan Hospital at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jun 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Ruquan Han, MD, PhD (8610-59976660, ruquan.han@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
EC50 and the corresponding 95%CI of DEX applied to PD patients undergoing STN-DBS are determined by the up and down method according to the normalized root mean square(NRMS) value of the MER sampled signal. (time frame: during MER recording). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Jun 2022.