Status:
COMPLETED
Connecting the Lab to Everyday Life: The Relevance of Executive Dysfunction to Participation and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease (PD) Without Dementia
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Conditions:
Parkinson's Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-70 years
Brief Summary
The overall purpose of this research is to learn how Parkinson's disease affects thinking and memory in everyday life. Participation will involve thinking tests, questionnaires and interviews about th...
Detailed Description
The overall purpose of this research is to learn how Parkinson's disease affects thinking and memory in everyday life. Participation will involve thinking tests, questionnaires and interviews about th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria PD participants:
- WUSM Movement Disorders Clinic patients
- males or females between 40 and 70
- meet criteria for idiopathic typical PD
- classified at Hoehn \& Yahr12 stage I, II, or III
- are currently treated with levodopa/carbidopa
- Inclusion Criteria Control:
- The groups will be matched for age, education and gender
- No Parkinson Disease
- Exclusion Criteria PD participants and Control:
- suspected dementia
- treatment with certain dopaminergic, anticholinergic or benzodiazepine medications
- other neurological problems
- brain surgery
- history or current psychotic disorder
- any condition which would interfere with testing
- control only: a biological family history of PD and being a caregiver or spouse of someone who has PD
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
174 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00917280
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
July 1 2014
Last Update
June 3 2015
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110