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Filter by:This is a multi-center, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial of two dosages of oral pioglitazone (15 milligram(mg) and 45 milligram (mg)) for safety, tolerability, and futility. Subjects who are on stable dose of rasagiline 1 mg/day or selegiline 10 mg/day for at least 8 weeks but no more than 8 months, will be randomized to one of two dosages of oral pioglitazone (15 mg and 45 mg) or matching placebo. The study will measure disease progression by the change in total Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) score between the baseline visit and 44 weeks.
Pain is a frequent symptom in Parkinson's disease. Previous studies have shown that pain perception was altered in Parkinson's disease patients and could be related to nociceptive cortical area hyperactivation. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is an electrophysiological tool which can modify cortical excitability. Its efficacy was demonstrated in neuropathic pain. This is a randomized, double blind cross-over study. In this study, subjective pain threshold (using thermal stimulation (Thermotest)).will be evaluated in 3 groups of subjects: healthy volunteers, painful Parkinson's patients and pain free Parkinson's disease patients. Each group will receive a high frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and placebo stimulation in different order with a gap of one week. The investigators supposed that a 20 Hz Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation session with an infraliminary intensity on the primary cortical motor, modulating nociceptive cortical areas activity, could modify the nociceptive threshold perception in Parkinson's patients.
The overall goal of this study will be to assess and monitor the adherence to and effectiveness of the new prescribing guidelines for cabergoline. Specific objectives will be to assess: 1. The indication for use of cabergoline (Parkinson, hyperprolactinemia, other) 2. Prior treatment strategies in patients who start cabergoline treatment for Parkinson's Disease 3. The percentage of cabergoline users who are prescribed doses above 3 mg per day 4. Whether cabergoline users are monitored by echocardiography prior and during treatment. 5. The incidence and prevalence of valvular fibrosis
To evaluate the efficacy of a fixed dose of Azilect® (1 mg/day) vs placebo as assessed by the change from baseline in mean total daily OFF time during 18 weeks of treatment in levodopa-treated Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients with motor fluctuations in Korea.
This randomized, controlled exercise intervention with three groups compares two exercise approaches to standard of care. Supervised interventions are administered for four months, with emphasis on patients adopting exercise habits to continue to exercise for an additional 12 months. Functional outcomes are measured at the completion of the supervised exercise (4 months) as well as 10 and 16 months.
Background Cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD) is common, even in the early stage of this disease.The cumulative prevalence of dementia associated with Parkinson's disease (PDD) is as high as 80% in a recent 8-year prospective study. However, some kinds of cognitive impairment are not apparent and the value of self-report cognitive decline became limited. In other words, some cognitive impairment may be detected by cognitive tests rather than self-report of the symptoms.The early intervention of the cognitive impairment may be helpful for these patients. Neuropsychiatric symptoms(NPSs) are also common in PD and PDD patients. The severity of NPSs contributes to reduced quality of life and distress for caregivers. Previous studies showed some different clinical phenotypes of NPSs in PD or PDD patients. Among the NPSs, hallucination was considered a critical factor of cognitive dysfunction in PD and PDD patients. The co-occurrence of NPSs in PD and PDD patients has limited evidence now. Purpose To establish the screening tools for early detecting the PD patient with cognitive impairment; exam the diagnostic value of MoCA and other cognitive tests in PD with mild cognitive impairment, possible PDD, and probable PDD; understand neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) in these different patient groups; exam the relationship between each NPS and each domain of cognitive dysfunction. Methods In order to exam the cognitive dysfunction in PDD (attention, executive function, visuo-spatial function, and memory), several tests are performed. A 32-item cognitive decline questionnaire will be used to screen the cognitive impairment in subjects. Mini-Mental state examination (MMSE) and Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA)are used for cognitive evaluation. The detail evaluation of each domain is specified asfollowing: (1) Attention (WAIS-R digit span), (2) Memory (12-item word recall test),(3) Executive function (category verbal fluency), (4) Visuospatial function (cube copying and clock drawing). The motor symptoms severity of the PD will be evaluated by the Hoehn & Yahr stage and motor portion of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). The neuropsychiatric symptoms will be recorded by Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q). The daily living activity will beevaluated by modified Lawton's instrumental activities of daily living scale (IADL)and pill questionnaire. Subjects also receive 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS-S) to evaluate the mood status. The clinician's diagnosis of dementia will be based on the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV, which will be compared with the PDDdiagnostic criteria proposed by MDS in 2007. The investigators will also try to develop a PDDscreening questionnaire. Expected results Cognitive impairment and dementia of PD patients will be ascertained by the cognitive test battery. The screening questionnaire will be established. The heterogeneity of NPSs in PD and PDD will be evaluated. The PDD screening questionnaire will help the clinician to diagnose the patients.
Parkinson's disease is diagnosed clinically, because biomarkers that may help in diagnosis and differential diagnosis are not yet available. Exhaled breath testing may yield a "breath-print" that can be used to distinguish healthy and diseased states.
This study is looking for healthy controls and patients with Parkinson's (PD) to perform an MR scan. 1. The neurochemical profile of the SN of patients with PD as measured by high field MRS will differ from that of healthy controls, in that glutathione will be lower due to oxidative stress, lactate will be higher due to mitochondrial dysfunction, the gliosis markers myo-inositol and glutamine will be higher due to inflammation (glial activation) and N-acetylaspartate and glutamate will be lower due to neuronal loss/damage. 2. There will be a relationship between neurochemical changes and disease severity.
A cross-over study, where ND0611 or placebo will be tested on top of 3 different LD/CD dosage forms. Safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetic profile of levodopa and carbidopa and the potential clinical effect of ND0611 will be explored in subjects with PD and motor fluctuations.
The purpose of this study is to assess the facilitation of balance in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients using the Nintendo Wii fit, with the ultimate goal of developing a program for function and fitness in this patient population. In this study, PD patients will participate in group exercise classes using the Wii Fit and the effects on balance, postural sway, and quality of life assessed.