Cortical-Basal Ganglia Speech Networks

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

About this trial

In this research study the researchers want to learn more about brain activity related to speech perception and production.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Subjects scheduled for DBS implantation, as determined by the clinical multidisciplinary movement disorders board with definitive diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor or dystonia.

Subjects able to provide informed consent and comply with task instructions.

Subjects 18-85 years old

Disqualifiers

Subjects with reported hearing loss.

Non-English-speaking subjects

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • electrophysiological data collection

    Other intervention

    Electrophysiological data collection at the time of DBS surgery.

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Brain signal data collectionExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The number of subjects providing the interpretable speech related electrophysiological data collection.

The number of subjects providing the interpretable speech related electrophysiological data during DBS surgery.

Time frame
Duration of single DBS surgery

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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