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Gait and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Parkinson's Disease
Interventions
Radiation: FP-CIT single-photon emission computed tomography
Behavioral: neuropsychological evaluation
Other: Gait recording with sensors
Registration Number
NCT02554331
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Brief Summary

Many people with idiopathic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) have an underlying synucleinopathy, the most common of which are Parkinson's disease (PD) and Lewy body disease. Identifying additional abnormal clinical features may help in identifying those at greater risk of evolving to a more severe syndrome. Because gait disorders are common in the synucleinopathies, early abnormalities in gait in those with RBD could help in identifying those at increased risk of developing overt parkinsonism and/or cognitive impairment.

The investigators aim to identify subtle gait abnormalities in idiopathic RBD and to identify sensitive and early biomarkers:

1. to detect subtle gait disorders in pre-symptomatic stage of synucleinopathy and

2. to track their evolution in the parallel with the disease progression.

Main objective: In comparison with age and gender matched-controls, to identify in patients with RBD a larger reduction of gait velocity (and other abnormalities of spatio-temporal characteristics of gait) between a single (gait) and a dual-task (gait+cognitive task).

Secondary objective:

1. In comparison with age and gender matched-PD patients, to identify in patients with RBD a smaller reduction of gait velocity (and other abnormalities of spatio-temporal characteristics of gait) between a single (gait) and a dual-task (gait+cognitive task).

2. In patients with RBD to identify correlations between the spatio-temporal characteristics modifications of gait between a single (gait) and a dual-task (gait+cognitive task) and the percentage of REM without atonia - the dopamine transporter (DAT) density using FP-CIT single-photon emission computed tomography; the reduction of the olfactory discrimination and thresholds.

3. In patients with RBD to track the spatio-temporal characteristics evolution of gait over time (every 6 months for 2 years)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
63
Inclusion Criteria
  • Specific inclusion criteria for RBD patients - to reach the diagnosis criteria of RBD (International Classification of Sleep Disorders 2)
  • Specific inclusion criteria for PD patients - to reach the diagnosis criteria of idiopathic PD (Queen Square Brain Bank) - Hoehn Yahr score ≤ 2
Exclusion Criteria
  • Specific exclusion criteria for RBD patients - diagnosis of PD - other pathology associated to RBD diagnosis - presence of antiparkinsonism medication
  • Specific exclusion criteria for PD patients - clinical signs of parkinsonian syndrome- Mini Mental State Examination < 24/30- gait disorder clinically observable
  • Specific exclusion criteria for controls - neurological disease- gait disorder

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients RBDFP-CIT single-photon emission computed tomographyPatients RBD subject to FP-CIT single-photon emission computed tomography and Neuropsychological evaluation and Gait recording with sensors
Patients RBDneuropsychological evaluationPatients RBD subject to FP-CIT single-photon emission computed tomography and Neuropsychological evaluation and Gait recording with sensors
Patients RBDGait recording with sensorsPatients RBD subject to FP-CIT single-photon emission computed tomography and Neuropsychological evaluation and Gait recording with sensors
controls healthy volunteersneuropsychological evaluationcontrols healthy volunteers subject to Neuropsychological evaluation and Gait recording with sensors
controls healthy volunteersGait recording with sensorscontrols healthy volunteers subject to Neuropsychological evaluation and Gait recording with sensors
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
gait velocityMonth 24

gait speed difference between single and dual tasks

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
spatio-temporal gait characteristicsMonth 24

oscillation phase duration difference between single and dual tasks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University hospital

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Montpellier, France

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