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Prodromal Alpha-Synuclein Screening in Parkinson's Disease Study

Recruiting
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Registration Number
NCT04724941
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Brief Summary

The PASS-PD study is set out to screen individuals from the general population with an increased risk for the development of Parkinson's Disease (PD) and to investigate this highly enriched cohort longitudinally for five year. A special focus is placed on implementation of ethical standards for early risk disclosure in PD.

Detailed Description

The PASS-PP Study is designed to combine the latest developments in clinical and biomarker research to

1. understand the distribution of risk profiles for PD in the general population, especially regarding non-motor symptoms

2. identify subjects with a likelihood of developing PD

3. follow individuals with a high likelihood/risk to develop PD in the future (compared to individuals with low risk and) in a prospective study

4. understand the potential of biological markers to increase prediction of progression/conversion

5. identify subtypes of PD patients, by providing a detailed clinical phenotyping with a main focus on non-motor symptoms cluster

6. provide a framework of ethical handling of early risk disclosure in PD

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age between 50 and 99
Exclusion Criteria
  • Presence of clinical PD at the time of study inclusion
  • Other significant neurologic diseases affecting the central nervous system (e.g. Multiple sclerosis)
  • other significant diseases e.g. orthopaedic diseases affecting quantitative motor assessment
  • in case of participation in the lumbal puncture substudy: contraindications for the performance of lumbal puncture (bleeding tendency, intake of anticoagulants)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Risk marker profileAnalysis after three years.

Extend and progression of risk marker profile

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Non-motor and motor symptomsAnalysis after three years

Development and progression of non-motor and motor symptoms

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department for Neurology, University of Kiel

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Kiel, Germany

Department for Neurology, University of Kiel
🇩🇪Kiel, Germany
Eva Schäffer, Dr.
Contact
004943150023983
eva.schaeffer@uksh.de

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