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Deep Brain Stimulation: early-phase trial registry
11 of 16 indexed Deep Brain Stimulation trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #1,060 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
16 US clinical trials · 11 currently recruiting · #1,060 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Deep Brain Stimulation: 16 US clinical trials tracked, 11 recruiting.
Deep Brain Stimulation is the subject of 16 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 11 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 3 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Minnesota, running 3 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition deep-brain-stimulation
OPEN 11 | RECR 69% | LATE 1 | EARLY 3 | RANK #1060 | SPON 3
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) (69% recruiting · 16 trials)
Deep Brain Stimulation lists 11 open slots (69% of 16 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Deep Brain Stimulation on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Deep Brain Stimulation is recruiting above its size-band peers.
11 of 16 indexed trials (68.8%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Deep Brain Stimulation research.
University of Minnesota accounts for 3 of 16 trials (18.8%). 12 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Deep Brain Stimulation trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 64 among the 16 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 11 of those (68.8%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Deep Brain Stimulation research is mostly interventional.
12 interventional and 4 observational studies make up this index (75% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
16 total, page 1 of 1
A Study of Buntanetap in Participants With PD
Annovis Bio
NCT07284784
Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's Disease
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT05417555
Udall Project 1 Aim 4
University of Minnesota
NCT05568199
A Multicenter Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation Registry
Boston Children's Hospital
NCT06585618
Quantifying Motor Network Dynamics to Predict and Enhance Outcomes in Pediatric Dystonia
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
NCT07325175
Understanding Motivation in Parkinson's Patients Through Neurophysiology
University of California, San Francisco
NCT05065151
Sleep-specific DBS Therapy in Parkinson's Disease
University of Minnesota
NCT05962489
Cognitive Decline Following Deep Brain Stimulation: A DBS-fMRI Study
Medical University of South Carolina
NCT06960096
Imaging Biomarkers of FOG Response to DBS
Medical University of South Carolina
NCT06951906
Use of CereGate Therapy for Freezing of Gait in PD
CereGate
NCT05292794
Optimization of Deep Brain Stimulation Parameters in Patients With Medically Refractory Epilepsy
University of Minnesota
NCT05493722
Enhancing Gait Using Alternating-Frequency DBS in Parkinson Disease
James Liao
NCT05022147
Implantable Systems Performance Registry
MedtronicNeuro
NCT00959296
The Effectiveness of Alternating Stimulation in Preventing Tolerance in Essential Tremor Patients
Oregon Health and Science University
NCT02947841
Music-listening During Deep Brain Stimulation to Relieve Anxiety
Darlene A. Lobel, MD
NCT03091335
Deep Brain Stimulation with LIFUP for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's Disease
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT03347084
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Deep Brain Stimulation records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Deep Brain Stimulation trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Deep Brain Stimulation page
16 registered trials, 11 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 11 Deep Brain Stimulation trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Minnesota sponsors the most Deep Brain Stimulation trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Minnesota's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Deep Brain Stimulation condition card totals 16 registered trials; most-linked intervention Music-listening; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.