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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for essential tremor is based on the intermedius ventralis nucleus of the thalamus (VIM) stimulation. This structure is however very difficult to target, as it remains invisible on imaging. The current procedure based on awake surgery with clinical and electrophysiological testings has several limitations that lead us to develop a probabilistic model to locate precisely the target. This study aims to show that asleep DBS surgery based on this new targeting method leads to at least the same clinical results than the classical procedure.


Clinical Trial Description

The intermedius ventralis nucleus of the thalamus (VIM), which represents the target for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in essential tremor, still remains invisible on 1,5 tesla MRI (the only magnetic field available for stereotactic surgery). The target coordinates currently used are based on stereotactic atlases or mean coordinates from retrospective series. They are so imprecise that intra-operative clinical testing and micro-electrode recordings are mandatory to locate the exact position of the VIM. This procedure is long lasting, requires that the patient is awake, and increases the risk of intracerebral haemorrhage and nosocomial infections. Furthermore, some patients are not improved despite a DBS lead implanted in the electrophysiologically and clinically defined target. To overcome these limitations, investigators developed a probabilistic model based on data extracted from imaging of patients with particularly good outcomes after DBS surgery. This machine-learning model allows calculating to coordinates of the VIM according to the position of radio-anatomical landmarks with a mean precision of 1,65mm. The aim of this study is to validate this new targeting method on a prospective cohort of patients. DBS surgery will be performed under general anaesthesia, without intra-operative clinical and electrophysiological testing, with a surgical robot and under CT-scan guidance (O-Arm ©). Neurostimulation device programming will be performed as usual. Patients' tremor and quality of life will be evaluated pre and post-operatively at 3 months, according to the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin (FTM) scale and with an accelerometry recording (for tremor) and with the mPDQ-39 scale for quality of life. Surgical complications and side effects related to neurostimulation will be gathered all along the follow-up. ;


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NCT number NCT03760406
Study type Interventional
Source University Hospital, Bordeaux
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date March 18, 2018
Completion date August 29, 2023

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