Connecting the Lab to Everyday Life: The Relevance of Executive Dysfunction to Participation and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease (PD) Without Dementia

NCT ID: NCT00917280

Last Updated: 2015-06-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

174 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-07-31

Brief Summary

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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 thinking and activities in everyday life.

Detailed Description

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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 thinking and activities in everyday life.

Conditions

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Parkinson's Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson Disease participants without dementia

No interventions assigned to this group

Control

Non-PD participants, matched for age, education and gender.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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


* The groups will be matched for age, education and gender
* No Parkinson Disease

Exclusion Criteria

* 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
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Erin Foster

Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Neurology and Psychiatry

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Erin Foster

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Washington University School of Medicine

Locations

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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#E07-117

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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