Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Activity in the Subthalamic Nucleus
Parkinson's DiseaseDeep Brain Stimulation SurgeryThe purpose of this research study is to find out whether dexmedetomidine changes brain cell activity in the subthalamic nucleus (STN).
Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Study of Two Different Sources of Opicapone
Parkinson DiseaseThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the bioavailability and the bioequivalence between two active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) sources of opicapone (OPC) at two different dosage strengths (25 mg and 50 mg) after a single oral dose administration under fasting conditions in healthy male and female subjects.
West Sweden Parkinson Objective Measurement Registry Study
Parkinson DiseaseParkinsonism1 moreWestPORTS will recruit a randomly selected population consisting of 25% of all individuals with Parkinson's disease (ICD G209) that have visited any of the seven major outpatient neurology or geriatrics clinics in West Sweden (population 1.7M) during a predefined 12 month period between Sept 2016 and April 2018. Baseline clinical and demographic data will be collected along with a 6 x 24h accelerometry recording using the Parkinson Kinetigraph (Global Kinetics). Repeated data collections will be made with regular intervals of up to 2 years as long as subjects are alive and willing.
A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Study to Examine the Brain Binding Properties of a Novel Radioactive...
Parkinson DiseaseThis study evaluates the usefulness of a PET radioligand to estimate the binding on the mGlu4 receptor in the brain. mGlu4 has been proposed as a therapeutic target in Parkinson's disease.
Relative Bioavailability and Bioequivalence of Opicapone
Parkinson Diseasethe purpose assess the relative bioavailability and bioequivalence of two active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) sources of opicapone (OPC, Ongentys® and BIA 9-1067) following single 50 mg dose administration under fasting conditions in healthy volunteers
Prevention of Levodopa-induced Dyskinesias by Transcranial Static Magnetic Field Stimulation (tSMS)...
DyskinesiaMedication-Induced1 moreThis is a randomized sham-controlled double-blind study to test the hypothesis that transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) of the motor cortex improves levodopa-induced dyskinesias in patients with Parkinson's disease. Half of the patients will receive real tSMS treatment, the other half will receive sham treatment (placebo).
ParKinWalk: Physical Activity and Long Group-walking for Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson DiseaseHealthy AgingThe study will evaluate the impact of exercise training program followed by long-walking onon supervised and unsupervised gait assessment in Parkinson´s disease and control subjects.
The Learning Effects of Task-priority Strategy on Dual-task Weight Shifting and Brain Plasticity...
Postural and Suprapostural Performance During Dual Tasking in Patients With Parkinson's Disease(1) postural and suprapostural performance of a dual task would be differently affected by the strategy of task prioritization and (2) the cortical activation is different according to attentional focus strategies.
Bringing Parkinson Care Back Home
Parkinson DiseaseSUMMARY Rationale: For persons with Parkinson's disease (PD), medical decisions are based almost exclusively on periodic in-clinic evaluations by a neurologist or a nurse. For a variety of reasons, such "snapshots" are unable to capture the actual impact of PD on the patient's functioning in their own home environment. Outpatient evaluations cannot detect rare and typically domestic events, such as falls. In addition, episodic visits are not well suited to detect changes in important lifestyle issues, such as gradual declines in physical activity. Objective: To objectively, continuously and accurately collect detailed information on (changes in) physical activity and fall patterns among patients with PD in daily life. Study design: Observational cohort study in 200 patients with PD, with a 12 month follow-up period. Study population: Patients with PD (n=200), with an increased fall risk (i.e. at least one fall within the last six months). Intervention (if applicable): This study does not include an intervention. After a baseline assessment on demographics and PD symptoms, patients will use a remote monitoring system at home (a pendant falls detector) combined with an smartphone application aimed at falls self-reporting, and an application to report medication intake for 12 months. A similar set up (i.e.Vital@Home) has been previously tested on feasibility (Dossiernummer: 2017-3382). Additionally, patients will report sleep patterns through paper-based diaries. Main study parameters/endpoints: The main study parameters are physical activity and number of falls. They are remotely registered by the pendant falls detector. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: In this study, no invasive measurements will be performed. The participation is free of risks. Subjects could potentially benefit personally from participating in this study, as they can use the devices for free during the study and receive periodically feedback about physical activity and the occurrence of falls.
Auricular Muscle Zone Stimulation for Parkinson Disease
Parkinson DiseaseA Multicenter, Randomized, Blinded, Electronic Device in Subjects with Parkison Disease.