Perception, Cognition, and Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Sponsor

Boston University Charles River Campus (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT03241966

Collaborator

(none)

439

Enrollment

Location

21.5

Actual Duration (Months)

20.4

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The investigators are examining how aspects of daily function are perceived in persons with PD and in those who interact with them on a regular basis. If eligible, participants will receive a set of online questionnaires by email. The questionnaires will take about 1 hour to complete, and can be done at the participant's convenience. The investigators are looking for volunteers who have a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease without dementia (age 40 or older and proficient English speakers). If a spouse, family member, significant other or other close associate is available (age 18 or older, proficient English speakers), the investigators will send them questionnaires as well. There is no monetary or other compensation for this study. For more information, please contact the Vision and Cognition Laboratory at vcognition@gmail.com or 617-358-1377.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Parkinson Disease

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

439 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Only

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

Perception, Cognition, and Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Actual Study Start Date :

Apr 1, 2017

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jan 15, 2019

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jan 15, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
People with Parkinson's Disease Individuals diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease without dementia.
Informant Family member, spouse, significant other, caregiver, or other close associate of someone with Parkinson's disease.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) [Within 24 hours of starting the study]
Measures the health status of Parkinson's disease patients and the impact the disease has on their aspects of daily living. There are 39 items.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

40 Years to 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease without dementia OR close associate of someone with Parkinson's disease
40 years or older
Proficient English speaker
Access to a computer
8+ years of education

Exclusion Criteria:

Co-existing active neoplasm, serious cardiac disease, other serious chronic medical illness
Prior intracranial surgery
History of traumatic brain injury
Psychiatric or neurological diagnoses other than Parkinson's disease
History of alcoholism or other drug abuse
History of treatment with electroshock therapy