The effect of Saffron on motor and depressive symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Severity of depressive and motor symptoms.Parkinson's disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT20090117001556N145
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Age 30-75
Diagnosis for Parkinson's disease by Neurologist
Diagnosis of depression, mild to moderate according to HAM-D
Exclusion Criteria
Age outside the range of 30-75 years
Diagnosis or history of other neurological diseases such as epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease
Diagnosis or history of vascular disorders, dementia and stroke
Diagnosis or history of other psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder
Addiction
Antipsychotic use in the past year
Diagnosis of central nervous system infections such as meningitis during the study
Use of Linezolid at the beginning of the study, or during the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of depressive and motor symptoms. Timepoint: Weeks 0 - 4 - 8. Method of measurement: By Hamiltion Depression Rating Scale & MDS-UPDRS III.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method