MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Plus GCase

What this study is about

The goal of this study is to establish safety and feasibility of intracerebral delivery of GCase via MRgFUS. This technique may offer potential benefits given the exposure of the putamen to GCase in animal models has been shown to be efficacious in improving Parkinson's disease pathology and phenotype.

Who can join (things the study team will check)

✅ You may be able to join if…

• Men or women between age 35 and 80 years, inclusive.
• Able and willing to give informed consent.
• Diagnosis of PD satisfying MDS Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for PD
• At least 2 years from initial diagnosis
• Hoehn and Yahr Stage 1-3 on PD medication
• Dopaminergic deficit by a positive DAT SPECT scan
• On stable regimen of PD medications for at least 90 days prior to the study
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score 1-3
• Harbor at least one GBA mutation if enrolled in the GBA PD arm or two wild-type GBA alleles if enrolled in the idiopathic PD arm

🚫 You may not be able to join if…

• Positive pregnancy test (for pre-menopausal women).
• Contraindication to DEFINITY ultrasound contrast agent or perflutren (e.g. hypersensitivity, known left or bidirectional cardiac shunt)
• Contraindication to MRI or gadolinium-DTPA (e.g. incompatible device, hypersensitivity)
• Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus that is not well-controlled or that in the Investigator's opinion precludes participation in the study.
• Severely impaired renal function with estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min/1.73m2 and/or on dialysis.
• Currently participating in another clinical therapeutic trial
• Patient receiving bevacizumab (Avastin) therapy
• Subjects with evidence of cranial or systemic infection.
• Cerebral or systemic vasculopathy.
• Documented cerebral infarction within the past 12 months or TIA in the past 1 month.
• Contraindication to GCase enzyme therapy, specifically previous hypersensitivity reaction to GCase enzyme therapy
• Parkinsonism plus symptoms, secondary parkinsonism
• Previous neurosurgical procedure for PD

Where this trial is running

• Sunybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Who to contact

Alyssa Voelker-Christy · +1-817-948-5219 · alyssav@insightec.com

It's completely normal to call and ask questions before deciding anything. Mention the study ID: NCT05565443.