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NCT number NCT06352268
Other study ID # IEC-368/17.07.2023
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date April 15, 2024
Est. completion date December 31, 2028

Study information

Verified date April 2024
Source All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Contact Arunmozhimaran Elavarasi, MD DM
Phone +919013844274
Email arun_ela@yahoo.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Dystonia is a rare syndrome with varying etiologies. Similarly, tremor conditions refractory to medical management and disabling that they need surgical interventions are rare in our setting. So far there are no randomized controlled trials of pallidotomy for management of dystonia. There is scant literature on the long term efficacy and safety of Pallidotomy, thalamotomy and other such lesioning procedures in the management of movement disorders. The current literature is significantly plagued by publication bias as case reports with successful outcomes are likely to be selectively published in journals or conference abstracts. Lesioning procedures though seem to be effective are often considered to be risky, especially bilateral pallidotomy is not preferred by several centres. However, our center routinely performs simultaneous bilateral pallidotomy. To generate long term data on the efficacy and safety of lesioning procedures in rare diseases like dystonias especially the effect of functional neurosurgery on varying etiologies of the disease, robust registries are required which collect data on all consecutive patients who undergo the procedure.


Description:

Introduction Deep brain stimulation surgery (DBS) has become the standard of care for the management of generalized dystonia and Parkinson's disease with motor fluctuations and disabling dyskinesias. It has been shown in Randomized controlled trials to be effective and safe. Since the last 30 years, DBS has been used to treat a variety of patients with dystonias, which are of varying etiologies. It has now become the standard of care for patients with Advanced Parkinson disease with motor fluctuations and dopaminergic drug induced dyskinesias. However, the DBS is an expensive system, needs hardware implantation and regular programming. It is associated with surgical implantation which may lead to complications such as infection of the hardware, leads and electrodes. Since it is expensive, it is out of reach for the majority of the patients who pay out of pocket. It leads to increased healthcare costs because of the initial expenses for the implant as well as regular follow ups for programming. The programming is currently labour intensive and needs long hours of observation with trial and error to find the optimum programming settings for the individual patient. This may need the patient to be admitted in the inpatient setting or multiple outpatient visits for the patient, which can lead to loss of working hours and burden on the healthcare system. Before the introduction of DBS by Benabid, functional neurosurgery with lesioning procedures such as pallidotomy, thalamotomy, subthalamotomy were used to manage movement disorders such as dystonia, tremors and Parkinson disease. However after the advent of DBS, these procedures have taken a backseat. Also there are no randomized trials for the safety and efficacy of lesioning procedures in dystonias. The current practice in various centers of the world is to unilateral pallidotomy in most cases of dystonia. Simultaneous bilateral pallidotomy is not preferred by several practitioners due to the risk of bulbar symptoms which may be irreversible in certain cases. However, our experience in our Institute suggests good outcomes in patients with various forms of focal and generalized dystonias undergoing simultaneous bilateral pallidotomy using radiofrequency ablation. Similarly the investigators have done pallidotomy for genetic dystonias such as NBIAs (Neuronal brain iron deposition), Wilson's disease who had disabling dystonias or medically refractory status dystonicus. However, the long term efficacy and safety of these patients is not clear as there are no registries or long term follow up data. Similarly in Parkinson Disease the investigators have only a handful of patients who underwent Pallidotomy. Systematic data collection in a multicentric registry to generate meaningful information for patients and clinicians help understand the risks and benefits of the procedures and offer relevant information for clinical decision making. Problem statement Evidence based management requires robust data to make clinical decisions. This data is derived from studies which may be observational or interventional. In the evidence pyramid, meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials is considered to be of the highest quality of evidence. In some conditions due to the high effect size or due to the rarity of the disease, it may be difficult to conduct randomized controlled studies and the current practice is guided by available observational study literature. Dystonia is a rare syndrome with varying etiologies. Similarly, tremor conditions refractory to medical management and disabling that they need surgical interventions are rare in our setting. So far there are no randomized controlled trials of pallidotomy for management of dystonia. There is scant literature on the long term efficacy and safety of Pallidotomy, thalamotomy and other such lesioning procedures in the management of movement disorders. The current literature is significantly plagued by publication bias as case reports with successful outcomes are likely to be selectively published in journals or conference abstracts. Lesioning procedures though seem to be effective are often considered to be risky, especially bilateral pallidotomy is not preferred by several centres. However, our center routinely performs simultaneous bilateral pallidotomy. To generate long term data on the efficacy and safety of lesioning procedures in rare diseases like dystonias especially the effect of functional neurosurgery on varying etiologies of the disease, robust registries are needed which collect data on all consecutive patients who undergo the procedure. The screening log will include all patients who are being considered for lesioning procedures. How long after diagnosis or medical management the patients are referred for surgery is currently unknown. The patients often receive a course of medical management and botulinum toxin injections. However, the duration is variable. Likewise, even after surgical lesioning, the patients are often continued on medical treatment. The additive effects of surgery with supportive care, palliative care referral patterns, usage of other disease modifiying therapy in patients with wilson's disease etc. are currently not known and this cohort study will shed light on these parameters. Similarly it has been found that some of the patients develop recurrence of symptoms following pallidotomy - either due to progression of the disease or due to relapse as the different dystonia networks develop over time. In such cases some patients are evaluated with repeat imaging and may be subjected to second surgery. There is no data regarding re-do surgery, and these treatment trends will be captured in this cohort. Review of literature Dystonia There are no randomized controlled trials (RCT) to study the efficacy and safety of pallidotomy or thalamotomy in the management of dystonia. The case series and case reports regarding pallidotomy in dystonia describe a heterogenous population of patients who had undergone the procedure. Most of the case series have a bias towards reporting favourable outcomes. The investigators found a meta-analysis of 100 patients who underwent bilateral procedures for dystonia. This meta-analysis described 33 studies with varying indications such as generalized dystonia, dystonic storm and focal dystonias. The majority of the patients had genetic causes of dystonia with DYT1 gene mutation being the most common known genetic cause. Some studies reported a staged bilateral procedures while some simultaneous bilateral pallidotomy. The median time of follow up was 12 months with a range of 2-180 months. This meta-analysis revealed that 8% patients had transient adverse effects while 11% had permanent adverse effects. The commonest adverse effects that were permanent involved bulbar dysfunction with dysarthria anarthria or mutism. Most of the patients had a lasting beneficial effect while 19% patients had relapse of symptoms on prolonged follow up. The time to relapse of symptoms ranged from 3 weeks to 4.5 years. The predictors of response or relapse were not apparent from this meta-analysis. Moreover, why pallidotomy was preferred in contrast to DBS is not clear from the reports. Another case series describing 89 patients who underwent radiofrequency pallidotomy suggested unacceptable rates of complications with bilateral pallidotomy such as medically refractory parkinsonism, dysarthria and dysphagia. However these are retrospective review of data and the adverse effects may have been selectively reported in both unilateral and bilateral cases. In our center 10 children underwent bilateral simultaneous pallidotomy over a 7 year period and it was found that two patients had undergone the procedure for medically refractory status dystonicus and both of them had resolution of the status dystonicus. Two patients with generalized dystonia had recurrence of symptoms over a follow up of 4.5 years while three had a sustained improvement of more than 40% improvement in BFMDRS (Burke Fahn Marsden Dystonia Rating scale). Parkinson Disease Pallidotomy in Parkinson's disease has been performed since several decades even before the advent of medical management with levodopa was discovered. There are few RCTs which have looked at the effects of pallidotomy in patients with Parkinson Disease. The European academy of Neurology also recommends pallidotomy in the management of Parkinson's disease with motor fluctuations with dyskinesias being the most responsive symptom to therapy. However with the advent of Deep brain stimulation surgery and the widespread adaptation of implantation of the DBS system, lesioning procedures have taken a backseat. The long term effects of pallidal lesioning on motor and non-motor outcomes and the complications have not been systematically studied. Moreover the concerns of psychic akinesia and corticobulbar syndrome with bilateral pallidotomy has discouraged several practitioners from performing the procedure bilaterally. With the advent of non invasive therapies like MR guided focal ultrasound pallidotomy, the interest in radiofrequency pallidotomy is also resurfacing.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 250
Est. completion date December 31, 2028
Est. primary completion date December 31, 2027
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Patients with movement disorders admitted at the Neurology wards/attending clinics - Who are being considered for lesioning procedures - Of all ages and sexes Exclusion Criteria: · Those who deny consent

Study Design


Intervention

Procedure:
Pallidal, subthalamic or thalamic lesioning
Radiofrequency, ultrasound guided or other lesioning procedures of the Globus pallidus interna, subthalamic nucleus or Vim nucleus of the thalamus for the management of Movement disorders

Locations

Country Name City State
India All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi New Delhi Delhi

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Country where clinical trial is conducted

India, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Long term functional outcomes Long term outcomes in patients undergoing lesioning procedures for the treatment of Dystonia - Burke Fahn Marsden Dystonia - Disability scale. Lesser score is better 1 year
Primary Long term functional outcomes Long term outcomes in patients undergoing lesioning procedures for the treatment of Parkinson Disease - Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Lesser score is better 1 year
Secondary Predictors of outcomes To study the factors determining outcomes in patients undergoing lesioning procedures for movement disorders 1 year
Secondary Demography To study the demographic features (age, gender, age of onset, age at which lesioning is done) of patients undergoing lesioning procedures for the treatment of Movement disorders Baseline at enrolment
Secondary Clinical features To study the clinical features in patients undergoing lesioning procedures for the treatment of Movement disorders Baseline at enrolment
Secondary Laboratory findings To study the laboratory findings, genetic study results in patients undergoing lesioning procedures for the treatment of Movement disorders Baseline at enrolment
Secondary Imaging features To study the imaging features in patients undergoing lesioning procedures for the treatment of Movement disorders Baseline at enrolment
Secondary Treatment trends Treatment trends including medication prescription patterns, pattern of referral to surgery, need for redo surgery At baseline
Secondary Clinical features To study the clinical features in patients undergoing lesioning procedures for the treatment of Movement disorders At 1 year
Secondary Treatment trends Treatment trends including medication prescription patterns, pattern of referral to surgery, need for redo surgery 1 year
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