Session Information
Date: Saturday, October 6, 2018
Session Title: Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Trials, Pharmacology And Treatment
Session Time: 1:45pm-3:15pm
Location: Hall 3FG
Objective: To evaluate the long term follow up of patients in the VANTAGE Study that employed a Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system with multiple independent current control (MICC) in the management of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Background: We postulated that a multiple source, constant current DBS device (CE marked) permitting a well defined distribution of current would lead to motor improvement in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The study demonstrated highly significant improved motor function (p <0.0001) as assessed by UPDRS III "meds off" at 6 months post first lead implant as compared with Baseline "meds off," thereby successfully achieving the study primary endpoint. Here we present the five year, long term results.
Methods: VANTAGE is a prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized, open label trial sponsored by Boston Scientific. Forty subjects with idiopathic PD were implanted bilaterally with a DBS system (Vercise, Boston Scientific) targeting the subthalamic nucleus and followed up to five years post lead placement. Assessments included UPDRS III scores in the meds off condition, quality of life such as Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ39), Modified Schwab and England (SE), etc. Adverse events were collected.
Results: At four years post lead placement, quality of life as assessed by PDQ39, SE continued to show improvement as compared to baseline. Additionally, the usage of antiparkinsonian medications continued to show a similar trend as reported earlier. This report will present the long term motor outcomes and quality of life results at 5 years post lead placement.
Conclusions: The collected outcomes from the VANTAGE clinical trial will inform clinicians on use of this system, and its flexibility to manage symptoms of idiopathic PD.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
L. Timmermann, R. Jain, N. Van Dyck, L. Chen, T. Brücke, F. Siejo, E. Suarez-San Martin, V. Visser-Vandewalle, M. Barbe, S. Gill, A. Whone, M. Porta, D. Servello, F. Alesch. Five Year Outcomes of a Prospective, Multicenter Trial Evaluating Deep Brain Stimulation with a New Multiple Source, Constant Current Rechargeable System in Parkinson’s Disease [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2018; 33 (suppl 2). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/five-year-outcomes-of-a-prospective-multicenter-trial-evaluating-deep-brain-stimulation-with-a-new-multiple-source-constant-current-rechargeable-system-in-parkinsons-disease/. Accessed June 14, 2025.« Back to 2018 International Congress
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