Parkinson's Disease Clinical Trials
A listing of Parkinson's Disease medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 590 clinical trials
Adaptive Neurostimulation to Restore Sleep in Parkinson's Disease (Aim 2)
This study is aimed at testing the hypothesis that adaptive stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus (STN) drives changes in sleep episode maintenance and improves sleep quality. Investigators will directly test the efficacy of an adaptive stimulation protocol. Study subjects are adults with Parkinson's disease who experience inadequate motor symptom relief, …
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a severely disabling gait disorder in Parkinson's disease (PD). Its poor response to current therapies reflects the shortfall in current knowledge on its exact pathophysiology. Case series suggest a therapeutic promise of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for FOG, but double-blind randomised controlled trials with reliable …
Listener Training for Improved Intelligibility of People With Parkinson's Disease
Listener training offers a promising avenue for improving communication for people with dysarthria due to Parkinson's disease by offsetting the intelligibility burden from the patient onto their primary communication partners. Here, we employ a repeated-measures, randomized controlled trial to establish the efficacy of listener training for patients with PD and …
Biological Determinants and Neural Compensation of Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder and frequently leads to oropharyngeal dysphagia, a swallowing disorder that strongly affects patient health and quality of life. Dysphagia in PD is associated with aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, and impaired medication intake, which together represent one of the leading causes of …
Theta Deep Brain Stimulation for Cognitive Enhancement in Parkinson's Disease
Cognitive impairment is common in Parkinson's disease. A recent study demonstrated 40% of people with PD suffer from mild cognitive impairment and > 80% of patients develop dementia after a disease duration of 20 years. Cognitive impairment significantly impairs quality of life and has limited treatment options. While the pathophysiology …
Dyadic Mindfulness for People with Parkinson's Disease and Their Caregivers
The proposed two-arm randomized waitlist-controlled trial will use a mixed-methods design to investigate the effects of dyadic mindfulness on physio-psycho-spiritual outcomes in people with Parkinson's Disease (PwPD) and their family caregivers. One hundred Chinese patient-caregiver dyads will be randomized to receive eight weekly 90-minute dyadic mindfulness sessions or usual care. …
Revision of Deep Brain Stimulator in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system, particularly impairing movement control. It is associated with the loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain and typically occurs in middle age and beyond. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is considered when symptoms of Parkinson's disease, …
Pilot Intervention With Near Infrared Stimulation
The current study will test whether age-related cognitive and mood changes in older adults and those with Parkinson disease will be affected by near infrared (NIR) stimulation. The overall hypothesis, drawn from previous literature, is that exposure to NIR stimulation will have positive effects on brain health and will result …
Pyridostigmine for the Treatment of Constipation in Parkinson Disease
Constipation is a common and debilitating non-motor symptom of Parkinson disease (PD) that often precedes the onset of classic motor symptoms by decades. There is no standardized algorithm for managing constipation in this patient population, nor are there dedicated treatments. Studies suggest that constipation can affect quality of life to …
Tenapanor in Synucleinopathy-Related Constipation
Investigation of tenapanor as a potential treatment for synucleinopathy-associated constipation
