Active clinical trials for "Parkinson Disease"

No clinical trials with PBF-509 in humans have been performed to date. Only preclinical studies have been done to assess the pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, the safety and the toxicological profile of the PBF-509. An initial testing of PBF-509 in humans is planned, starting with the first-into-man clinical trial where a single oral, dose-escalating, and placebo-controlled design will be implemented.

The purpose of this study is to measure neural activity during deep brain stimulation (DBS). There are two types of neural activity that we will record from DBS electrodes during this study: DBS local evoked potentials (DLEPs) and spontaneous, local field potentials (LFPs). We will measure the effects of varying stimulation parameters on both the neural activity and changes in motor symptoms -- bradykinesia and tremor -- in subjects with Parkinson's disease (PD). Correlating neural activity characteristics with changes in symptoms will improve our understanding of the mechanisms of action of DBS. This intraoperative study will specifically compare our ability to record neural activity using circuitry developed at Duke for this purpose [Kent et al, 2015] to a new, implanted pulse generator (IPG; RC+S) developed by Medtronic. These intraoperative studies will specifically test a preliminary version of the RC+S (that is not designed for implantation), and will lead to a clinical trial assessing the efficacy of the implantable RC+S IPG in PD patients once this device is available and approved for this trial.

This project will relate our new quantification of Freezing of Gait (FoG) in Parkinson's disease, using body worn inertial sensors (Aim I), with abnormalities in state-of-the-art, resting state, functional brain connectivity (Aim II), and determine the number of subjects needed for a future, randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of our novel, Agility Boot Camp (ABC) rehabilitation intervention for FoG (Aim III). The technological approaches to these aims are cutting edge and will allow us to develop sensitive behavioral and brain biomarkers for gait disorders in Parkinson's disease (PD) for use in future clinical trials.

Maintaining a healthy diet and engaging in routine physical activity may help decrease severity of symptoms, prevent secondary conditions, and slow functional decline in people with disabling neuromusculoskeletal conditions. However, people with these conditions face many health barriers to engaging in healthy behaviors. With the advent of portable technologies, such as smart phones, tablets and PDAs, there is a need to explore whether these technologies can help people with disabling conditions to stay motivated and overcome barriers to engaging in healthy behaviors.

The primary objective is to characterize the programming effects of Boston Scientific Vercise™ PC System using the DBS Directional Lead for bilateral STN DBS for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in acute and chronic settings.

ETHNODYNE VISIO is a food supplement composed of an innovative plant-based active ingredient acting alongside vitamin B2. It is proposed in patients with visual problems. Based on clinical and experimental data, the investigators propose a pilot open study in order to test the efficacy of "Ethnodyne visio" in patients with Parkinson 's disease (PD). The hypothesis is that Ethnodyne visio may improve motor and non motor signs of PD. 24 patients with PD will be evaluated before and after 3 months of add on treatment by Ethnodyne visio.

To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of AZD3241 following multiple administration of 2 new, different extended release formulations of tablets of AZD3241 (300 mg), in relation to the 100 mg extended release tablet used in a previous study and potential food interaction. The safety and tolerability of AZD 3241 will also be investigated as a secondary objective. In addition to these a number of exploratory objectives will be investigated with blood sampling.

The underlying goal of this study is to assess [18F] CFPyPB PET imaging as a tool to evaluate the activity of the GlyT1 receptors in the brain of Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Alzheimer Disease (AD) research participants.

Parkinson's disease is characterized by extra-pyramidal symptoms as well as digestive involvement with gastrointestinal motility (GI) impairment. Deep brain stimulation has been recently developed as a successful treatment for extrapyramidal symptoms. In addition, preliminary reports suggest that this therapy might be successful to relieve GI symptoms as well. The aim of this study is therefore to assess the effect of deep brain stimulation on GI voluntary as well as involuntary motility.

We are testing a computer game-style rehabilitation program for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). People with PD often have difficulty with motor planning, such as initiating or starting movements. We believe that our program will improve performance on a movement initiation task as well as on activities of daily living, such as walking, preparing a meal or opening a medicine bottle. We will measure brain function using functional MRI before and after training to identify brain areas that are involved in improved performance. If effective, computer based training will be an inexpensive treatment for motor planning deficits in PD that is free from side effects and easy to administer to a large number of patients.