Cortical-Basal Ganglia Speech Networks Study

This study aims to understand how brain activity in areas like the cortex and basal ganglia affects speech. Researchers will collect electrophysiological data (information about electrical activity in the brain) during Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery. You may be able to join if you are scheduled for DBS surgery for Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, or dystonia, are between 18 and 85 years old, and can give informed consent. The main goal is to see how many participants provide usable speech-related brain activity data during their single DBS surgery. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with an unclear status, planning to enroll 80 participants. It focuses on collecting data during a single surgical procedure.
What's involved
You would have electrophysiological data collected during your Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint is measured during the duration of a single DBS surgery, so follow-up beyond that is not specified.

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NCT04286308

Cortical-Basal Ganglia Speech Networks

Recruiting
NAAges 18–85InterventionalBasic science
Massachusetts General Hospital
~80 participants
Updated 2026-03-25 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:electrophysiological data collection

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
The number of subjects providing the interpretable speech related electrophysiological data collection.
Measured over Duration of single DBS surgery
Parkinson Disease
Essential Tremor
Dystonia
1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1

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  • The number of subjects providing the interpretable speech related electrophysiological data collection.Duration of single DBS surgery

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