Status:
COMPLETED
Expectation and Response to Levodopa and Acupuncture in Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Oregon Health and Science University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Parkinson's Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To investigate how levodopa and acupuncture affect fatigue and muscle function in people who suffer from Parkinson's disease. Subjects may choose to participate in levodopa or acupuncture part, or bot...
Detailed Description
Subjects will answer surveys, have their blood drawn, undergo TMS and perform an exercise. The TMS/exercise task will measure fatigue and muscle response. The surveys will describe personality and mea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
- Able to withdraw Parkinson's disease medication for 12 hours prior to a study visit
- Must be currently using levodopa to qualify for the levodopa part of the study
Exclusion
- History of seizures
- Presence of any metal in the body, including DBS stimulators, pacemakers, metal plates or pins
- Severe cognitive deficits or psychosis
- Evidence of any clinically unstable disease, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS; unstable heart condition or other conditions that might require hospitalization
- Evidence of another neurological disease, such as multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Huntington's disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
63 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00692328
Start Date
August 1 2005
End Date
February 1 2007
Last Update
May 5 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239