Gordon Duffley, Aniko Szabo, Barbara J Lutz, Emily C Mahoney-Rafferty, Christopher W Hess, Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, Pamela Zeilman, Kelly D Foote, Shannon Chiu, Michael H Pourfar, Clarisse Goas Cnp, Jennifer L Wood, Ihtsham U Haq, Mustafa S Siddiqui, Mitra Afshari, Melissa Heiry, Jennifer Choi, Monica Volz, Jill L Ostrem, Marta San Luciano, Nicki Niemann, Andrew Billnitzer, Daniel Savitt, Arjun Tarakad, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Camila C Aquino, Michael S Okun, Christopher R Butson
INTRODUCTION: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD), but its efficacy is tied to DBS programming, which is often time consuming and burdensome for patients, caregivers, and clinicians. Our aim is to test whether the Mobile Application for PD DBS (MAP DBS), a clinical decision support system, can improve programming. METHODS: We conducted an open-label, 1:1 randomized, controlled, multicenter clinical trial comparing six months of SOC standard of care (SOC) to six months of MAP DBS-aided programming...
March 16, 2023: Parkinsonism & related Disorders