Recruiting · registry status

Learning from everyday use of implanted brain stimulation

Researchers collect worldwide treatment results from people using the Vercise brain stimulation system for Parkinson’s.

Learning by observing or collecting information · Study reference: NCT02071134

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Who can join?

Age 18 years and over · Does not accept healthy volunteers

These are starting points, not the full rules. The research team can tell you whether the study is right for your situation.

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: all

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Meets criteria established in locally applicable Vercise System Direction for Use * At least 18 years old Key Exclusion Criteria: * Meets any contraindication in the Vercise System locally applicable Directions for Use Subjects with significant cognitive or psychiatric impairment may be excluded in the evaluation of GXT.

Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Registry of Deep Brain Stimulation With the VERCISE™ System: Vercise DBS Registry

Original description

The purpose of this registry is to compile characteristics of world-wide outcomes for the use of Boston Scientific's commercially available Vercise DBS System in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The utilization of Image Guided Programming (IGP), and other commercially available programming features, used as planning tools for the programming of patients with Boston Scientific's Vercise DBS System are also evaluated. Additionally, the utilization of the DBS Illumina 3D feature that may be used for the programming of patients with Boston Scientific's Vercise DBS Systems is also evaluated.

Further description from the registry

The purpose of this registry is to compile characteristics of world-wide outcomes for the use of Boston Scientific's commercially available Vercise DBS system in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Subjects' improvement in disease symptoms and overall Quality of life will be assessed during the study following DBS and compared with baseline. Additionally, the utilization of Image Guided Programming (IGP) when used as a planning tool for programming of patients is also evaluated.

Conditions reported: Parkinson's Disease

Study type: Observational
Interventions: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Phases: Not reported
Sponsor: Boston Scientific Corporation
Start date reported by registry: 2014-03-04 (actual)

Registry updated: 2026-09-16 · Status last verified by the registry submitter: 2026-09

Registry records retrieved 2026-10-11 (UTC). Individual records may have older updates. Recruitment and eligibility must be confirmed with the study team.

Contact the research team

Public study contacts supplied to the registry. Ask whether recruitment is still open and what participation involves.

Heleen Scholtes · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Alison Lewis · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Study locations

Site status can differ from overall study status. “Status not reported” means local availability needs confirmation. Remote participation and travel arrangements must be checked with the team.

Neurology and Pain Specialty

Aliso Viejo, California, United States

Withdrawn

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

University of Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

University of Florida Shands Hospital

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Withdrawn

University of Miami Hospital

Miami, Florida, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Tallahassee Neurological Clinic, PA

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Withdrawn

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

St. Luke Regional Medical Center

Boise, Idaho, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Completed

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Withdrawn

St. Louis University Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Withdrawn

Albany Medical College

Albany, New York, United States

Completed

Northwell Health Neuroscience Institute

Great Neck, New York, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

University at Buffalo

Williamsville, New York, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Terminated

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Withdrawn

Houston Methodist Research Institute

Houston, Texas, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

University of Texas Health Medical Arts and Research Center

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Texas Institute for Neurological Disorders

Sherman, Texas, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

University of Virginia Medical Center

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Withdrawn

Evergreen Health

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Inland Northwest Research

Spokane, Washington, United States

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Fundacion Ineco-Research Facility

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

A.o. LKH Univ.-Kliniken Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

AZ Sint-Lucas

Ghent, Belgium

Active not recruiting

UZ Gasthuisberg

Leuven, Belgium

Active not recruiting

AZ Delta

Roeselare, Belgium

Active not recruiting

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center

Halifax, Canada

Active not recruiting

Hopital de Enfant-Jesus

Québec, Canada

Active not recruiting

CHU Henri Mondor

Créteil, France

Active not recruiting

Hopital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer

Lyon, France

Completed

CHU La Timone Hospital

Marseille, France

Active not recruiting

Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild

Paris, France

Terminated

CHRU Hopital Pontchaillou

Rennes, France

Withdrawn

University Berlin, Charite Virchow Standort, Wedding

Berlin, Germany

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Uniklinik Köln

Cologne, Germany

Completed

Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf, Germany

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Active not recruiting

Universitätsklinik Eppendorf

Hamburg, Germany

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

St. Barbara-Klinik Hamm-Heessen

Hamm, Germany

Withdrawn

Universitätsklinikum Campus Kiel

Kiel, Germany

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Mainz, Germany

Withdrawn

Universitaetsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH

Marburg, Germany

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg

Oldenburg, Germany

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

Würzburg, Germany

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Medical School of University PECS

Pécs, Hungary

Active not recruiting

Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center

Jerusalem, Israel

Active not recruiting

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, Israel

Completed

Sheba Medical Center

Tel Litwinsky, Israel

Completed

Villa Margherita

Arcugnano, Italy

Terminated

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara

Ferrara, Italy

Completed

Ospedale Dell Angelo

Mestre, Italy

Terminated

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Milan, Italy

Terminated

Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Casimiro Mondino

Pavia, Italy

Completed

Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli

Rome, Italy

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Osp. S. Maria Della Misericordia

Udine, Italy

Terminated

10 Military Clinical Hospital Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Terminated

Podmiot Leczniczy Copernicus Sp. z o.o.

Gdansk, Poland

Completed

Centrum Onkologii - Instytut im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie

Warsaw, Poland

Terminated

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea

Active not recruiting

Seoul ASAN Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea

Terminated

Yonsei University Severance Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Completed

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Completed

Hospital De Bellvitge

Barcelona, Spain

Active not recruiting

Centro Especial Ramon y Cajal

Madrid, Spain

Completed

Hospital Clinico San Carlos

Madrid, Spain

Completed

University Hospital Virgen Arrixaca

Murcia, Spain

Withdrawn

Hospital General De Asturias

Oviedo, Spain

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Hospital Universitario La Fe

Valencia, Spain

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Bahcesehir University Hospital Medical Park Goztepe

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Koc University Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

Southmead Hospital Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

Completed

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Active not recruiting

The Walton Centre

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Completed

Charing Cross Hospital

London, United Kingdom

Recruiting

Boston Scientific Clinical Research Manager · 855-213-9890 · BSNClinicalTrials@bsci.com

King's College Hospital London

London, United Kingdom

Completed

St. Georges Hospital

London, United Kingdom

Completed

Royal Victoria Infirmary

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Active not recruiting

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford, United Kingdom

Completed

The original descriptions and participation rules come from the registry. Participation is voluntary and does not guarantee benefit.