Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the sub-thalamic nucleus (STN) has evolved over the past decades as a mainstream therapy for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). The classical procedure consists in STN indirect targeting based on stereotactic atlases or statistical coordinates in AC-PC (Anterior Commissure - Posterior Commissure) referential along with target control and correction by micro-electrode recordings (MER) and awake clinical testing. To avoid potential complications and patient discomfort related to current procedure, asleep surgery without this control process has become more and more performed, essentially thanks to the progress of neuroimaging allowing to STN visualization. However, it has been reported a relative inaccuracy between the "radiological" STN delimitated on several types of MRI sequences (T2, T2\*, SWI) and the per-operative electrophysiological findings. As a result, there are currently many types of STN-DBS procedures, and the lack of standardization between techniques complicates the interpretation of postoperative results on anatomical, electrophysiological and clinical points of view. Furthermore, to date, it has not been proven that asleep surgery without MER and clinical controls is as effective as the standard procedure in a prospective controlled randomized clinical trial. Investigators hypothesize that the clinical-based 18 landmarks STN target will be precise enough to allow to perform surgery under general anesthesia without MER correction, and accurate enough to achieve non inferior clinical results compared to what is usually done in each centre. The main objective is to compare at one year, the % of motor improvement after PARKEO 2-targeting asleep DBS without intraoperative MER versus the targeting procedure using intraoperative MER by the UPRDRS 3 (Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale 3).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
128
Surgery will be performed under general anesthesia. The electrodes will be inserted directly on the targets without MER, with PARKEO\_2 targets provided by the Bordeaux University Hospital, based on the machine-learning model developed in Bordeaux.
In the control group, surgery will be performed as usual in each centre under local or general anaesthesia. This group represents the current state of the art of deep brain stimulation in these centres.
CHU Amiens
Amiens, France
CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, France
CHU Marseille
Marseille, France
CHU de Nice
Nice, France
CHU de Rouen
Rouen, France
CHU de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
Stimulation efficacy
The primary endpoint is the efficacy of the stimulation on motor symptoms assessed by the change in UPDRS-3 scores between OFF and ON stimulation evaluations at one year after surgery without any medical treatment (OFF medication). Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale 3 (UPDRS 3) questionnaire: 0 to 132 points, with the highest score indicating worsening
Time frame: 12 months after surgery (M12)
Quality of life assessment
Quality of life on the Parkinson Disease Questionnaire 39 (PDQ39) scale assessed by the change in PDQ39 scores. PDQ 39 questionnaire : 0 to 156 points, with the highest score indicating worsening condition
Time frame: inclusion (Month-1) and 12 months after surgery (M12)
Stereotactic accuracy
Stereotactic accuracy as measured by the Euclidian distance between active contact location and intra-operative defined target in each group
Time frame: Surgery intervention (Month 0)
Operative characteristics (1)
Operative characteristic : procedure length
Time frame: Surgery intervention (Month 0)
Operative characteristics (2)
Operative characteristic : radiation dose
Time frame: Surgery intervention (Month 0)
Operative characteristics (3)
Operative characteristic : pneumocephalus
Time frame: Surgery intervention (Month 0)
Operative characteristics (4)
Operative characteristic : and length of hospital stay (in days).
Time frame: Surgery intervention (Month 0)
Distance between active contact location and preoperative target
Distance between active contact location and preoperative defined target in each group
Time frame: Surgery intervention (Month 0)
Improvement of UPDRS3
The percentage of improvement of UPDRS3 calculated between the preoperative OFF and the post-operative ON stimulation scores at one year and compared between the two groups. Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale 3 (UPDRS 3) questionnaire: 0 to 132 points, with the highest score indicating worsening
Time frame: 12 months after surgery (M12)
Efficacy of the targeting procedure on motor symptoms (1)
The efficacy of the targeting procedure on motor symptoms assessed by the change in UPDRS-3 scores between OFF and ON stimulation evaluations at one year after surgery without any medical treatment (OFF medication). The change will be calculated as a difference between the OFF and ON stimulation scores at one year. Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale 3 (UPDRS 3) questionnaire: 0 to 132 points, with the highest score indicating worsening
Time frame: 12 months after surgery (M12)
Efficacy of the targeting procedure on motor symptoms (2)
The efficacy of the targeting procedure on motor symptoms compared to the efficacy of L-DOPA by the change in UPDRS-3 scores between OFF and ON stimulation evaluations at one year after surgery without any medical treatment (OFF medication). The change will be calculated as a ratio between the effect of stimulation alone versus medication alone at one year. Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale 3 (UPDRS 3) questionnaire: 0 to 132 points, with the highest score indicating worsening
Time frame: 12 months after surgery (M12)
reduction in the levodopa equivalent daily doses (LEDD)
The reduction in the levodopa equivalent daily doses (LEDD) from the baseline and one year (a 100-mg daily dose of standard levodopa is equivalent to the following doses of other medications: 133 mg of controlled-release levodopa; 75 mg of levodopa plus entacapone; 1 mg of pergolide, pramipexole lisuride, or cabergoline; 5 mg of ropinirole; 10 mg of bromocriptine or apomorphine; and 20 mg of dihydroergocryptine) will be evaluated
Time frame: 12 months after surgery (M12)
Post-operative cognitive
Post-operative cognitive will be assess by the difference from the baseline and one year using MDRS. Mattis Dementia Rating Scale: 0 to 144 points, with the most important score indicating improvement in condition
Time frame: 12 months after surgery (M12)
Post-operative mood
Post-operative mood will be assess by the difference from the baseline and one year using BDI scale. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI): 0 to 63 points, with the most important score indicating worsening condition
Time frame: 12 months after surgery (M12)
Intra and post-operative surgical complications
Intra and post-operative surgical complications (haemorrhage, infection, neuromodulation-related side effects) will be prospectively collected and assessed
Time frame: Surgery intervention (Month 0)
Total cost of each procedure (PARKEO-2 targeting compared to targeting procedure using intraoperative MER)
A cost analysis will be performed to assess all hospital resources
Time frame: Surgery intervention (Month 0)
Cost-effectiveness ratio, expressed in terms of cost per Qaly gained at 1 year
This ratio will provide useful information about the costs (avoided or additional) required to gain a Qaly, one year after surgery, from the French healthcare system point of view
Time frame: 12 months after surgery (M12)
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