Registry of Deep Brain Stimulation With the VERCISE™ System: Vercise DBS Registry
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02071134 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : February 25, 2014
Last Update Posted : May 19, 2023
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The purpose of this registry is to compile characteristics of world-wide outcomes for the use of Boston Scientific's commercially available Vercise DBS system in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Additionally, the utilization of Image Guided Programming (IGP) when used as a planning tool for the programming of patients with the Boston Scientific's Vercise DBS Systems is also evaluated.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Parkinson's Disease | Device: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) |
The purpose of this registry is to compile characteristics of world-wide outcomes for the use of Boston Scientific's commercially available Vercise DBS system in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Subjects' improvement in disease symptoms and overall Quality of life will be assessed during the study following DBS and compared with baseline. Additionally, the utilization of Image Guided Programming (IGP) when used as a planning tool for programming of patients is also evaluated.
Study Type : | Observational [Patient Registry] |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1500 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Target Follow-Up Duration: | 3 Years |
Official Title: | Registry of Deep Brain Stimulation With the VERCISE™ System: Vercise DBS Registry |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 4, 2014 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2028 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2028 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Parkinson's disease
Subjects with Parkinson's disease who will receive Vercise DBS for deep brain stimulation.
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Device: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Subjects receiving Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of their Parkinson's disease symptoms will be offered participation in this registry.
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- Improvement in patient's quality of life (QoL) during the study as compared with baseline [ Time Frame: up to 3 years ]Change in quality of life assessments during the study as compared with baseline
- Change in parkinson's disease symptoms as determined by UPDRS scores during the study as compared with baseline [ Time Frame: up to 3 years ]Change in patient's motor symptoms as determined by UPDRS during the study as compared with baseline
- Change in medication usage during the study as compared with baseline [ Time Frame: up to 3 years ]
- Impression of change scores during the study as compared with baseline [ Time Frame: 3 years ]Impression of change scores during the study as compared with baseline

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Meets criteria established in locally applicable Vercise System Direction for Use
- At least 18 years old
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Meets any contraindication in the Vercise System locally applicable Directions for Use
Subjects with significant cognitive or psychiatric impairment may be excluded in the evaluation of GXT.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02071134
Contact: Heleen Scholtes | 855-213-9890 | BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com | |
Contact: Alison Lewis | 855-213-9890 | BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com |

Study Director: | Natalie Bloom Lyons | Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation |
Responsible Party: | Boston Scientific Corporation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02071134 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
A4010 A4069 ( Other Identifier: Boston Scientific Corporation U.S. Study ) |
First Posted: | February 25, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 19, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Deep brain stimulation Parkinson's disease Vercise |
Parkinson Disease Parkinsonian Disorders Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Synucleinopathies Neurodegenerative Diseases |