Standard guidelines for publication of deep brain stimulation studies in Parkinson's disease (Guide4DBS-PD).
While the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of neurological disorders has risen substantially over the last decade, it is often difficult to compare the results from different studies due to the lack of consistent reporting of key study parameters. We present guidelines to standardize the reporting of clinical studies of DBS for Parkinson's disease (PD). These guidelines provide a minimal set of required data elements to facilitate the interpretation and comparison of results across published clinical studies. The guidelines, summarized in the format of a checklist, may also have utility in the planning of clinical studies of DBS for PD as well as other neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Vitek
Jerrold L
JL
Neuromodulation Research Center, Department Neurology and Neuroscience, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. vitekj@ccf.org
Lyons
Kelly E
KE
Bakay
Roy
R
Benabid
Alim-Louis
AL
Deuschl
Guenther
G
Hallett
Mark
M
Kurlan
Roger
R
Pancrazio
Joseph J
JJ
Rezai
Ali
A
Walter
Benjamin L
BL
Lang
Anthony E
AE
D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D011642:Publications / Q000592:standards*