Examining Parkinson's Disease-Related Retirement: Results of Turkey

NCT ID: NCT03779880

Last Updated: 2019-09-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 75 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-05-02
• Study Completion Date: 2019-03-28

Brief Summary

Although Parkinson Disease's (PD) is usually associated with an older patient population, 5% of patients are diagnosed at age 50 and 30% before 65 years of age. This shows that many patients with PD have diagnosed during the active study and have long periods of normal retirement. After the diagnosis of Parkinson's patients, the duration of leaving of employment vary between 0 and 25 years. It was found that patients' full-time working capacity decreased by up to 80% and they quitted earlier than the general population. The disability associated with PD is thought to be a factor in this situation. Nevertheless, the reasons for early retirement are not fully known and more information is needed on the specific problems of PD in order for patients to continue their career. The aim of our study is to examine the impact of Parkinson's disease on retirement and to contribute to Turkey's data. Patients with PD admitted to the Parkinson's disease outpatient clinic, which is the biggest clinic of Turkey about neurology, are included in the study. It is planned to meet with 75 patients on 31/12/2018 and to reach the end of the data collection phase.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• To be between 30-85 aged
• Parkinson Disease diagnosis according to the United Kingdom Brain Bank criteria
• To be treated with antiparkinson

Exclusion Criteria

• Dementia
• Severe cognitive impairment
• Not willing to participate in the study

• Minimum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 85 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Marmara University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Istanbul University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Istanbul Kültür University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gamze Ertürk

Research assistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Gamze Ertürk, GRAD ASST

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Istanbul Kültür University

Semra Oğuz, ASST PROF

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Marmara University

Locations

Istanbul Cerrahpaşa University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

132

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id