Minnesota Parkinson's clinical center for deep brain stimulation patients
UMN Udall Clinical Core
This program enrolls people with Parkinson's who are planning deep brain stimulation to collect clinic exams, biosamples, and in-home smartphone symptom tracking.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Minnesota NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Minneapolis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11162402 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, UMN will enroll up to 100 people with Parkinson's who are candidates for deep brain stimulation and collect baseline and follow-up motor and non-motor exams using standard Parkinson's data elements. You'll provide biosamples that go to the BioSEND repository and your clinical data will be entered into the NINDS Parkinson's Disease Biomarkers resource. For in-home monitoring, you'll use the mPower 2.0 smartphone app so researchers can track symptoms and movement between clinic visits. The project links your clinic visits, scans, device programming, samples, and app data to help researchers understand how DBS affects symptoms over time.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with Parkinson's disease who are being considered for deep brain stimulation and can attend University of Minnesota visits, provide biosamples, and use a smartphone app.
Not a fit: People who do not have Parkinson's, who are not DBS candidates, or who cannot travel to UMN or use a smartphone are unlikely to benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help doctors choose who will benefit from DBS, improve device programming, and identify biomarkers tied to symptom changes.
How similar studies have performed: Previous Parkinson's biomarker and smartphone monitoring projects have produced useful data, and applying these approaches to DBS patients is promising though still developing.
Where this research is happening
Minneapolis, United States
- University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cooper, Scott E — University of Minnesota
- Study coordinator: Cooper, Scott E
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.