The effectiveness of curcumin on quality of life, severity of illness, fatigue and sleep quality in Parkinson's patients

Phase 3

Recruiting

Conditions: Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's disease

Registration Number: IRCT20101209005352N2

Lead Sponsor: Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Idiopathic Parkinson disease (MDS-PD Criteria)
At least elementary education
Filling up the consent form for each patient
Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (Hoehn &Yahr) (I- III)
No change in drug and supplement therapy since last month
35 yrs and over
No reported allergy to turmeric and other foods and supplements
Parkinson's disease history <10 years

Exclusion Criteria

Abnormal renal and liver function tests
Cognitive disorders, epilepsy, stroke, and other cerebral diseases
Severe disability caused by dementia or other diseases
Gastric disorders, GE reflux and gastric ulcers

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life based on the PDQ-39 questionnaire. Timepoint: Filling up the questionnaire for each patient at the beginning of the study and three months later. Method of measurement: The quality of life based on the PDQ-39.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep quality. Timepoint: Filling up the questionnaire for each patient at the beginning of the study and three month later. Method of measurement: The sleep quality based on PSQI questionnaire.;Fatigue. Timepoint: Filling up the questionnaire for each patient at the beginning of the study and three month later. Method of measurement: The fatigue based on FSS questionnaire.