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Connecting the Lab to Everyday Life: The Relevance of Executive Dysfunction to Participation and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease (PD) Without Dementia (Lab2Life)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified November 2011 by Washington University School of Medicine
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Erin Foster, Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00917280
First received: June 8, 2009
Last updated: November 8, 2011
Last verified: November 2011
History of Changes

June 8, 2009
November 8, 2011
December 2008
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Connecting the Lab to Everyday Life: The Relevance of Executive Dysfunction to Participation and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease (PD) Without Dementia
Connecting the Lab to Everyday Life: The Relevance of Executive Dysfunction to Participation and Quality of Life in PD Without Dementia

The overall purpose of this research is to learn how Parkinson's disease affects thinking and memory in everyday life. Participation will involve thinking tests, questionnaires and interviews about thinking and activities in everyday life.

The overall purpose of this research is to learn how Parkinson's disease affects thinking and memory in everyday life. Participation will involve thinking tests, questionnaires and interviews about thinking and activities in everyday life.
Observational
Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
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Non-Probability Sample

Controls:

Recruited from community, VFH.
Parkinson's Disease
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  • Parkinson's Disease
    Parkinson Disease participants without dementia
  • Control
    Non-PD participants, matched for age, education and gender.
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruiting
180
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Inclusion Criteria PD participants:

  • WUSM Movement Disorders Clinic patients
  • males or females between 40 and 70
  • meet criteria for idiopathic typical PD
  • classified at Hoehn & Yahr12 stage I, II, or III
  • are currently treated with levodopa/carbidopa

Inclusion Criteria Control:

  • The groups will be matched for age, education and gender
  • No Parkinson Disease

Exclusion Criteria PD participants and Control:

  • suspected dementia
  • treatment with certain dopaminergic, anticholinergic or benzodiazepine medications
  • other neurological problems
  • brain surgery
  • history or current psychotic disorder
  • any condition which would interfere with testing
  • control only: a biological family history of PD and being a caregiver or spouse of someone who has PD
Both
40 Years to 70 Years
Yes
Contact: Tasha Doty, MA 314-362-7160 dotyt@npg.wustl.edu
Contact: Erin Foster, OTD, OTR/L 314-286-1638 erfoster@wustl.edu
United States
 
NCT00917280
#E07-117
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Erin Foster, Washington University School of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
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Principal Investigator: Erin Foster Washington University School of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
November 2011

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