Parkinson's Disease Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from the ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

• People who are between 40 and 80 years old
• People who have been experiencing Parkinson's symptoms for between 7 and 20 years
• People who have severe insomnia, based on a specific insomnia questionnaire score (called the ISI)

Who may not be able to join:

• People with significant memory or thinking problems (a score below 23 on a standard cognitive test)
• People whose Parkinson's disease is at the mildest or most severe stage on a standard rating scale (stage I or stage V on the Hoehn & Yahr scale)
• People with another serious neurological or mental health condition
• People who have previously had certain brain surgeries (pallidotomy or thalamotomy)
• People who have previously had other implanted medical devices placed in the body
• People whose Parkinson's-like symptoms are caused by something other than Parkinson's disease itself (sometimes called secondary or non-idiopathic parkinsonism)
• People who are unable to travel to Jacksonville, Florida for follow-up visits after the procedure
• People with severe sleep apnea
• People whose insomnia is caused by pain or an untreated mood disorder
• People who are unable to have a 3 Tesla (3T) MRI scan, for any medical reason
• People with a sleep disorder related to the body's internal clock (circadian rhythm disorders)
• People who are currently taking sleeping medication (hypnotics)

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.