🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-03-18

A Post-Approval Registry for Exablate 4000 Type 1.0 and Type 1.1 for Unilateral Pallidotomy for the Treatment of Advanced, Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease With Medication-refractory Moderate to Severe Motor Complications (NCT05539196)

🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: InSightec

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This registry is a prospective, multicenter, international, single arm, observational post-approval registry with follow-up at 3, 6, and 12 months, and annually for 5 years. The proposed registry will enroll 60 subjects and will be conducted at approximately 10 centers worldwide.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (4 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (2 items).

Location: University of Maryland, Baltimore — Baltimore, Maryland

Age range: 30 Years to 99 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Subject does not agree to participate or is unlikely to participate for the entirety of the Registry.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (5 Sites)

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Weill Cornell Medicine — New York, New York
  • University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center — Dallas, Texas
  • Ohnishi Neurological Center — Akashi, Hyōgo

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (214) 304-8265

Email: clinicalresearchquestions@insightec.com

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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