utritional status in Parkinson’s disease pre- and post-deep brain stimulation surgery

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Parkinson's disease; Neurological - Parkinson's disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000369022
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) Parkinson's disease (PD) group (DBS-PD): diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease, scheduled for deep brain stimulation of the sub-thalamic nucleus.

Parkinson's disease control group: diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease, not scheduled for deep brain stimulation; age, gender, disease duration matched to DBS-PD participants

Elderly control group: no diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disese; age and gender matched to DBS-PD participants

Exclusion Criteria

Previous surgery for Parkinson's disease; unable to provide informed consent; presence of a co-morbidity (unstable cardiovascular disease, heart failure, liver failure, chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, cancer, human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or acute illness which could influence the presence of nutrition impact symptoms and/or nutritional status

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified