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One language or two - does language use affect wellbeing?

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Topic: Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network
Subtopic: Parkinson's Disease
Disease: Parkinson's disease, Dementia
Nervous System Diseases
Parkinson's disease
Registration Number
ISRCTN20278495
Lead Sponsor
Bangor University (UK)
Brief Summary

2016 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25420578

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

1. Fluency in English
2. Ability to give informed consent
3. Fluency in Welsh (if bilingual)
4. Aged over 18 years, either sex

Healthy controls only:
5. Intact cognitive function as indicated by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) core of 26 or above

Participants with AD/PD only:
6. Medical diagnosis of AD/PD
7. Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score of 18 or above
8. Availability of an informant

Exclusion Criteria

1. Fluency in a language other than Welsh and/or English
2. History of brain injury, neurological disorder, neurodegenerative disorder (other than AD/PD) schizophrenia or other significant mental health problems
3. Major depression (current)
4. Lack of capacity to give consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Knowledge, measured continuously throughout the study
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
o secondary outcome measures
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