Status:
COMPLETED
Respiratory Load Magnitude Estimation in PD
Lead Sponsor:
University of Florida
Conditions:
Parkinson's Disease
Aging
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-85 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether people with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience reduced perception of respiratory resistive loads versus healthy adults in the same age group. Further...
Detailed Description
Experimental design and procedures: This prospective experimental study will be completed in one study visit taking between 1 and 3 hours. Verbal and written informed consent will be obtained by quali...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Between the ages of 45 and 85
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Patient group: Diagnosis of PD, Hoehn and Yahr stages II - IV, by a UF Movement Disorders fellowship trained neurologist having completed a clinical assessment of each participant's PD severity and arriving at the diagnosis of PD by applying strict UF brain bank criteria.
- Healthy older adults: History of PD, or any other neurologic or neurodegenerative disease including stroke.
Exclusion
- History of head and neck cancer, and radiation treatment to the head or neck
- History of breathing disorders or diseases (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, lung cancer)
- History of smoking in the past 5 years, or for more than 5 years at any one time
- Severe cognitive deficits including dementia.
- Difficulty complying with protocol due to severe neuropsychological disorder (i.e., severe depression: 31 or greater on the BDI)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02202057
Start Date
September 1 2014
End Date
May 1 2016
Last Update
September 19 2016
Active Locations (1)
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University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32611