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Online Motor Control in People With Parkinson's Disease

University of Delaware · with National Institutes of Health (NIH) · NCT04616508

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–85 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
100
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
December 12, 2018
Record last updated
November 5, 2020

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

This study aims to better understand how people with Parkinson's control reaching movements. Specifically, we are asking how these individuals respond to different environmental perturbations. Testing includes reaching movements made within a virtual reality set-up.

Being studied: motor control assessment

Conditions: Motor Control; Parkinson Disease

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion criteria (all participants):

  • Age 18-85 years
  • Able to perform reaching movements of \~20 cm (8 inches)
  • MMSE score ≥ 26/30
  • Willing and able to attend all testing sessions

Inclusion criteria (PD group only):

  • Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease per self report
  • Currently taking dopaminergic/dopamine agonist medication

Exclusion criteria (all participants):

  • Any chronic or recent upper extremity musculoskeletal conditions that affects reaching
  • Any neurological disorders other than Parkinson's disease (e.g., seizure disorders, closed head injuries with loss of consciousness greater than 15 minutes, CNS neoplasm, history of stroke)

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Delaware

    Newark, DE 19713

    Site contact: Joie Tang

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Hyosub Kim, PhD · 302-831-4263 · hyosub@udel.edu
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