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Filter by:The goal of this clinical trial is to develop non-invasive brain stimulation targets for the treatment of apathy, or motivation problems, in Parkinson Disease. The main questions the study aims to answer are: 1. Does transcranial magnetic stimulation change effort task performance in Parkinson's Disease patients? 2. Is there a link between brain signals and apathy? Participants will - complete questionnaires and assessments - perform an effort task - have their brain activity recorded (EEG) - receive non-invasive brain stimulation (TMS) Researchers will compare two stimulation locations (experimental site and control site) to see if TMS of the experimental site has an effect on apathy. Participants will receive stimulation of both sites (during separate visits).
Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder strongly linked to advancing age that results in decline in mobility and thinking. Based on prior research, the investigators think that small amounts of inflammation in the brain may contribute to the mobility and thinking problems in people with PD. They are trying to measure inflammation in the brain in order to understand how this inflammation could be contributing to the symptoms of PD. This study involves a brain positron emission tomography (PET) scan with a new, investigational radioactive tracer called [11C]-CS1P1 to identify inflammation in the brain.The goal of this project is to quantify neuroinflammation with [11C]-CS1P1 PET and compare to motor and cognitive function in participants with various stages of severity of PD compared to controls.
The aim of the NODAL clinical trial is to demonstrate the feasibility of new, low-cost, non-invasive biomarkers of neurodegenerative pathologies as early Alzheimer and Parkinson, based on the estimation of the multimodal connectome.
Since our previous study has shown that some personality dimensions were associated with Quality of Life (QoL) amelioration after Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson's disease (PD), the investigators aim to evaluate the impact of personality dimensions on therapeutic response after another second-line treatment: the continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion (CSAI). Moreover, the investigators would like to evaluate the potential evolution of personality dimensions through CSAI. The investigators also aim to evaluate other bio-psycho-social factors (representations of the disease, ways of copying and social support) influence on QoL amelioration after DBS.
This study aims to conduct a randomized controlled study to compare the efficacy of remote programming (RP) on the improvement of motor function after DBS surgery in PD patients with standard programming (SP).
The goal of this intervention study is to investigate the effectiveness of two mind-body interventions - yoga, and arts-based approaches in improving the psycho-social-spiritual well-being among PD patients. The hypotheses include: H1: Yoga and arts-based interventions will significantly improve the psycho-social-spiritual well-being among PD patients H2: Yoga and arts-based interventions will significantly alleviate or maintain PD-related symptoms and severity levels H3: There is no significant difference between the effectiveness of yoga and arts-based interventions on psycho-social-spiritual well-being among PD patients Eligible individuals will be invited to a baseline assessment followed by a randomization to the two intervention groups. A repeated outcome measure will be conducted at baseline (prior to randomization) (T0), 3-month (T1), 6-month (T2), 9-month (T3) follow-up after baseline assessment, to investigate the immediate and long-term effects.
Breathing is a complex process, which can be controlled through voluntary command or neural control. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder. Many individuals with PD experience respiratory problems, such as coughing difficulties or shortness of breath. Changes in neural control of breathing could be part of the reason of these respiratory problems. This study will measure whether neural control of breathing is impaired in individuals with PD compared to healthy individuals.
The goal of this study is to understand how support groups can help people who care for individuals with Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders (PDRD). The investigators want to find answers to these questions: - How do these support groups make caregivers feel? - Do these support groups help caregivers cope better and improve their quality of life? Participants in this study will join support groups where they can talk to other caregivers and learn from experts. These groups will meet every two weeks for four months, and there will be sessions on different topics like self-care, coping skills, and mindfulness. Caregivers will share their experiences and ask questions in these sessions. Information will be collected before and after the support group meetings using surveys. These surveys will help understand how the support groups affect caregivers. Things like caregiver burden, coping strategies, and overall well-being will be measured. The main goal is to reduce the burden on caregivers of people with PDRD and improve their quality of life. It is believed that these support groups can make a positive difference, and this study will help understand how they work.
Correcting of the lack of regularity in steps is a key component of gait rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease. The proposal is to introduce adaptive spatial auditory cueing (ASAC) based on verbal instruction "lengthen the step" automatically delivered when the stride length decreased below a predetermined threshold. The present study compared the effect of usual rhythmic auditory cueing versus ASAC used during a walking training in Parkinson's disease.
Psychological distress (anxiety and depression) is common in and experienced differently by people living with long-term health conditions (LTCs). Being able to measure whether psychological distress is related to living with a LTC would allow researchers and clinicians to provide interventions specifically tailored to the challenges of living with a LTC and therefore provide the most appropriate support for these patients. Such a measure would also be useful in research to identify the presence of illness-related distress in different patient groups. This project will therefore create a new measure of illness-related distress that has applications for both research and clinical practice. This will involve the psychometric validation of the new illness-related distress measure to test how valid and reliable the measure is. The aim of the project is to provide initial validation of the Illness Related Distress Scale in a community sample, recruited through online platforms. The objective of the study is to gather initial validity and reliability data for the scale.