Real-world multicenter assessment of sustained clinical outcomes after digital deep brain stimulation.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-14-2026
Abstract
Remote, internet-based deep brain stimulation programming for Parkinson's disease accelerates clinical benefits postoperatively by improving access to therapy adjustments compared to in-clinic optimization. After completion of the initial digital programming phase, we show that clinical outcomes, quality of life, and safety remain sustained over at least twelve months under routine care conditions. Embedding a randomized trial within a larger cohort study enables long-term, real-world evaluation, offering a scalable and pragmatic model for assessing complex digital interventions in routine clinical care. (NCT05269862 registered on 2022-03-08 and NCT04071847 registered on 2019-08-28).
ISSN
2398-6352
Published In/Presented At
Gharabaghi, A., Groppa, S., Casas, E., Schnitzler, A., Muñoz-Delgado, L., Marshall, V. L., Karl, J., Zhang, L., Alvarez, R., Feldman, M. S., Soileau, M. J., Luo, L., Walter, B. L., Wu, C., Lei, H., Herz, D. M., Nanduri, D., Salazar, C. A., Luca, C., & Weiss, D. (2026). Real-world multicenter assessment of sustained clinical outcomes after digital deep brain stimulation. NPJ digital medicine, 10.1038/s41746-025-02315-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-02315-5
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
41535352
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article