Status:

COMPLETED

Speech, Linguistic and Acoustic Markers in Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Collaborating Sponsors:

Boston University

VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Cognitive Impairment, Mild

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The Investigators aim to identify speech and language markers that provide information on cognitive function and predict cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease. The Investigators will administer spe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Parkinson's Disease (or healthy control)
  • Disease duration ≥ 2 years
  • Mild cognitive impairment or normal cognition

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis of dementia (MoCA \<21)
  • Adults unable to consent
  • Age \< 18
  • Pregnant women
  • Prisoners
  • Non-English speakers
  • Any neurological disorder other than PD
  • Deep brain stimulator placement
  • Severe, unstable psychiatric disorder
  • Unintelligible speech due to effects of PD
  • Visual acuity or color vision impairment that would interfere with cognitive testing
  • Other voice, speech or swallowing disorders or history of surgery involving palate/nasopharynx/larynx/vocal cords

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 13 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 28 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

58 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04273672

Start Date

January 13 2020

End Date

February 28 2025

Last Update

June 10 2025

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UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655