Study procedure

On this page you will find the most important information about the course of the study and who is suitable for this study.
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On the left you will find the exclusion criteria and on the right the inclusion criteria:

The most important information in brief:

Inclusion Criteria:
Main Inclusion Criterion: Impulse control disorders and related behavioral disorders in Parkinson’s patients.

Exclusion criteria:
Main exclusion criterion: surgical contraindications for deep brain stimulation surgery.

Overview:

Duration of study: approx. 13 months.
Number of clinic visits: minimum 4, maximum 8.
Intervals between visits: Initially every 1.5 to 3 months, later every 3 to 6 months.
Procedure of the visits:
- some visits are made by phone or video call
- Personal visits to the clinic: Allow 2-3 hours (at the beginning and after 3, 6 and 12 months).
Questionnaires: some of the questionnaires will be completed by you yourself, possibly with the support of the doctors/study staff.
Language tests on the computer: 3 tests at the beginning of the study, after 6 and 12 months.
Group division:
The participants will be randomly divided into two groups:
- DBS group: Deep brain stimulation plus the best possible medical treatment (according to published consensus criteria).
- BMT group: best possible medical treatment (according to published consensus criteria).