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Filter by:Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) has become a choice treatment for fluctuating Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, inducing remarkable improvement in motor symptoms. However, as PD is a complex neuropsychiatric disease, it has been hypothesized that in some patients, non-motor features, i.e. dysfunctional expectations for the result of neurosurgery, could interfere with postoperative result of DBS, even in case of motor improvement. Recent literature highlights the necessity to take these preoperative expectations into account, but to our knowledge, no specific scale investigating these cognitions in this PD-specific condition is available. So, the investigators developped the DBS-PS, a self-scale constructed to measure preoperative expectations for DBS, with 11 questions and visuo-analogical responses (1 to 10), theorically divided in three domains investigating the expectations concerning symptoms of PD, postoperative social-life and leisures, and postoperative familial and marital sphere. The investigators would like to validate this new-developped scale in the preoperative subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation population through patients recruited in the Predistim study, whereas the investigators did not recruite sufficiently patients through the PsyParkinson study, the one in which the DBS-PS scale was developed. The DBS-PS constitutes an interesting basis for the consideration of these cognitive and affective factors in preoperative PD patients.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability after administration of multiple doses and the pharmacokinetics (PK) of single and multiple doses of UCB0599 in healthy study participants and participants with Parkinson's Disease (PD).
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic (PK) of UCB0022 and food effect.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the DopaFuse System can reduce the fluctuation of plasma levodopa levels compared to participants' standard intermittent doses of oral LD/CD tablets (background treatment). It will also assess whether the system is safe, well tolerated, and can relieve motor symptoms.
The purpose of the study is to develop, deliver, and test an online Alexander-based training program for people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners.
The purpose of this investigation is to determine the optimal DRT/VIM target location and its safety margins based on MR-SISET imaging features by comparing with postoperative lesions and clinical outcomes in patients with tremor who will undergo the MRgFUS tremor therapy.
The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of single ascending doses of UCB7853 in healthy male study participants and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple ascending doses of UCB7853 administered in study participants with Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Background: The ketogenic diet uses fats as a person's major energy source rather than carbohydrates. There is increasing interest in using this diet to treat neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease. Researchers want to learn more about the ketogenic diet before recommending this diet in clinical practice. Objective: To study the effects of a ketogenic diet for someone with PD. Eligibility: People over age 50 with mild to moderate PD. Design: Participants will be screened with surveys and a 10-foot walking test. They will have a medical history, physical exam, and blood test. Participants will be contacted twice in a 1-week period to discuss what they ate over the last 24 hours. They will log data about their daily exercise and activities using an online fitness tracking app. Participants will stay at NIH Clinical Center for 1 week. They will be put into 1 of 2 groups. One group will follow a ketogenic diet and take MCT oil. The other group will follow a low-fat diet. Their body measurements will be taken. They will meet with a physical therapist and nutritionist. Participants will have daily respiratory and glucose monitoring. They will have cognitive tests and complete surveys. They will have walking, motor function, and reaction time/finger tapping tests. They will have heart and nerve function tests. They will have electrocardiograms and electroencephalograms. Blood will be taken twice daily. Participants will follow the ketogenic diet at home for 2 weeks. They will log their activities using the fitness tracking app. Then they will have a follow-up visit at NIH. Participation in the trial will last for 4 weeks.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical correlates of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with Functional movement disorder (FMD) and Parkinson s Disease (PD). Primary objectives: To evaluate the change in neurological symptoms domain of the survey between pre and post-COVID 19 in FMD and PD patients. Secondary objectives: - To evaluate the change in total score of the survey between pre and post COVID 19 in FMD and PD patients - To evaluate the change in other symptom domains of the survey between pre and post COVID 19 in FMD and PD patients. Domains include: Mood/Energy, sleep, symptoms of abnormal movements related or unrelated to primary disease, physical health and exercise related change Exploratory objectives: - To evaluate whether there is a modifying effect of disease group in the changes in total score or symptom domains - To evaluate whether there is a relationship between disease severity and changes in total score or symptom domains - To evaluate whether there is a correlation between changes across symptom domains - To evaluate whether there is a correlation in raw score across symptom domains within each period Research Methods: Data will be solely collected through the use of online instruments via CiSTAR as a designed questionnaire. Questionnaire items A questionnaire aimed at determining the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic and subsequent isolation on functional state of patients with FMD and PD. The questionnaire items include: Items investigating Mood/Energy before and after COVID 19 out break Items investigating Sleep habits before and after COVID 19 out break Items investigating Neurological symptoms before and after COVID 19 out break Items investigating daily functioning before and after COVID 19 out break Items investigating Exercise habits before and after COVID 19 out break No questionnaire items will be actionable , which are items that would identify an imminent risk for participant safety requiring urgent and immediate medical or psychiatric
The purpose of this study is to select the safest and most effective number of repeat doses of allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) infusions to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD).