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 603 clinical trials
Wearable Biofeedback for Swallowing Disorders Rehabilitation in Stroke and Parkinson Disease
Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is a common symptom of many neurological diseases but its treatment is not well established or easily accessible. To start addressing this gap, the researchers developed and validated a cost-effective wearable surface electromyography (sEMG) biofeedback sensor technology (i-Phagia), optimized to record muscle activity from the head/neck …
Neurofeedback Using Implanted Deep Brain Stimulation Electrodes
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a gold-standard symptomatic treatment option for Parkinson's disease (PD) and is also explored for a variety of other neurological disorders. The implantation of electrodes into deep brain areas has not only enabled the application of electrical stimuli, but has also provided researchers and clinicians …
The BRAINMAP-DBS Study: BRain Network AnalysIs usiNg 7-Tesla MRI and MAgnetoencephalograPhy for Deep Brain Stimulation
Rationale: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for essential tremor and Parkinson's disease. The effect of DBS relies on the modulation of dysfunctional motor brain networks and on average 50% motor improvement is achieved, using standardized motor evaluation scores. However, approximately 20% of treated patients show insufficient benefit, …
Possibilities of Use MRI-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in Medically Intractable Tremor
Medically intractable tremors are a common difficult clinical situation. Deep brain stimulation decreases Parkinson's disease tremor and essential tremor, but not all patients are candidates from a diagnostic, medical, or social standpoint, prompting the need for alternative surgical strategies. Less invasive lesional brain surgery (thalamotomy) procedures by radio-surgery or MRI-guided …
Characterization of the Serotonin 2A Receptor Selective PET Tracer [18F]MH.MZ in Patients With Neurodegenerative Diseases
It is hypothesize that patients with clinically diagnosed neurodegenerative diseases will have significantly different receptor occupancy of 5HT2A receptors compared to a healthy age/sex-matched control group. This will be tested by measuring 5HT2A receptor density using the PET radioligand (R)-[18F]MH.MZ in both populations.
Artificial Intelligence in Molecular Imaging: Predicting Parkinson's Risk in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
The study aims to systematically document the course of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and investigate possible clinical and imaging biomarkers for disease progression and conversion risk to Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA). The study will use artificial intelligence to analyze imaging …
Acute Effects of Strength Training and High Intensity Training on Functional and Biochemical Measurements of Individuals With Parkinson's Disease in Different Environments and Depths
Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly. Chronic and progressive, it includes loss of dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in the regulation of movement. Thus, functional changes, such as postural disorders, trunk flexor pattern, muscle activation deficits, impairment of gait, balance, and mobility are …
The Effect of Gluten-free Diet on Parkinsonism
Recent data suggest that the brain-gut axis, chronic intestinal inflammation and microbiome may contribute to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases with alfa-synucleinopathy, which include Parkinson's disease (PD) and Multiple system atrophy (MSA). Environmental factors e.g. diets, microbiome, metabolites and immune mechanisms may play important role in pathogenesis of these diseases. …
Assessment of a Special Modality of Back Muscles Strengthening for Postural Deformations in Parkinsonian Patient
Parkinson's patients have postural disorders. These disorders are frequent in Martinique. Physiotherapeutic rehabilitation is essential because these disorders are generally non dopa-sensitive.
Blood Pressure Effects on Cognition and Brain Blood Flow in PD
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide. Besides causing symptoms that impair movement, PD also causes non-motor symptoms, such as problems thinking and orthostatic hypotension (OH), i.e., low blood pressure (BP) when standing. About one-third of people with PD have OH, which can cause sudden, temporary …