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Neuroplasticity in RBD

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Interventions
Other: Natural progression over time
Registration Number
NCT05471960
Lead Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Brief Summary

REM sleep behavior disorder is a parasomnia that reflects the presence of alpha-synucleinopathy in the brain and is highly predictive of eventual phenoconversion to Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple system atrophy over the course of years to decades. Neuroplastic adaptations in the brain during the prodromal stage of disease are thought to mask the expression of motor and non-motor signs and may substantially delay diagnosis during a potentially critical time window. This study will examine the state and progression (over 30 to 36 months) of neuroplastic changes in the excitability of the motor and prefrontal cortex (using transcranial magnetic stimulation), the structural and functional connectivity of the brain (using highfield, 7T, magnetic resonance imaging), and the relationship of these changes to the expression of motor and neuropsychological signs, in a cohort of individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder and matched controls.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
86
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
iRBD Group: Progression over timeNatural progression over timeEach subject be assessed at baseline and approximately 2 years later. At each time point, each participant will attend eight testing sessions (MRI scanning, two TMS-motor test visits, two TMS-prefrontal test visits, motor assessments, neuropsychological testing, and overnight sleep testing (polysomnography - PSG).
Control Group: Progression over timeNatural progression over timeEach subject be assessed at baseline and approximately 2 years later. At each time point, each participant will attend eight testing sessions (MRI scanning, two TMS-motor test visits, two TMS-prefrontal test visits, motor assessments, neuropsychological testing, and overnight sleep testing (polysomnography - PSG).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in HVLT30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in Rey Complex Figure30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in Stroop Word30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in Wisconsin Card Sorting Test30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means more impairment for subsections "# persev errors" and FMS; less impairment for subsections "# categories" and conceptualization

Change in D-KEFS30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in BVMT-R30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in WMS-3 Spatial Span30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in Trail Making Test A30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means more impairment

Change in Stroop Color30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in Boston Naming Test30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in Trail Making Test B30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means more impairment

MRI Progression over 30 to 36 months30 to 36 months from baseline

Yes/No whether a change was observed from baseline

Change in Beck Depression Inventory score30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means more impairment

Change in WAIS-IV Matrix Reasoning30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in Mattis Dementia Rating Scale30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Change in Stroop Color Word30 to 36 months from baseline

Higher score means less impairment

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Minnesota

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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