Dexmedetomidine Effects on Microelectrode Recording in Deep Brain Stimulation

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2012-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To test the hypothesis that sedation induced by Dexmedetomidine at levels appropriate for awake, DBS surgery has no significant effect on electrophysiological parameters of DBS micro-electrode recordings

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Vanderbilt University; Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Treatments: Dexmedetomidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any patient who has agreed to undergo DBS implantation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who fail recommendation for DBS surgery discussed in Vanderbilt University Movement Disorder Clinical Conference.

• Patients not consented for DBS surgery.

• Patients or legal guardians not able to provide informed consent.