Perception in Parkinson's Disease

NCT ID: NCT05483036

Last Updated: 2025-09-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 54 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-05-01

Brief Summary

The investigators plan to examine the relation of perceptual variables-basic vision, unusual perceptual experiences(including but not limited to visual hallucinations)-to relevant functional variables such as cognition, mood, and alertness/sleepiness in an online sample of persons with Parkinson's disease (PwPD). It is hypothesized that unusual perceptual experiences will relate significantly to the selected variables. Participants do not need to experience visual hallucinations to be able to participate in this study. This is an observational study only, and not an interventional study.

Detailed Description

For this study, the investigators propose to conduct an online study of PwPD (proposing a total of 60 participants) to examine the relations among variables that may relate to perception in PD. Those PwPD who express interest will be sent a link to an online survey (Qualtrics). The investigators will collect demographic and health information, followed by questionnaires assessing unusual perceptual experiences, mood, motivation, sleep, fatigue and quality of life. The survey should take roughly 45 minutes to an hour to complete.

Compensation: A $20 Amazon gift card will be offered to those who complete the survey all the way through with good effort.

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease; Perception; Visual Hallucination

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Persons with Parkinson's disease (PwPD)

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants must be at least 40 years old
• Have a self-reported diagnosis of idiopathic PD
• Be proficient English speakers
• Have functional vision
• Have internet access, and access to a desktop computer or laptop

Exclusion Criteria

• Self-reported poor vision (non-functional range)
• Lack of access to internet and either a desktop computer or laptop

• Minimum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 110 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Boston University Charles River Campus

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Alice Cronin-Golomb

Director, Vision and Cognition Laboratory

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Alice Cronin-Golomb, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston University

Locations

Vision and Cognition Laboratory, Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Countries

United States

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Other Identifiers

6350X

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Identifier Source: org_study_id