Parkinson's Pen Project

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson's disease; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN26683545
• Lead Sponsor: orthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2014 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24654880/ 2014 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24654880 protocol 2020 Abstract results in https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/a-novel-easily-performed-objective-test-of-fine-motor-skill-in-handwriting-and-drawing-to-support-diagnosing-parkinsons-disease/ Presented at MDS Congress (added 08/06/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-01-16
• Study Completion: 2018-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 20 June 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 202

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients that have been referred for possible Parkinson's disease to one of five NHS Healthcare Trusts in North East England
2. Healthy age-matched controls will be included to help assess specificity. These will be recruited from any spouses of patients who volunteer to be tested

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to give fully informed consent for any reason
2. Unable to hold the assessment pen for any reason
3. Significant cognitive impairment based on Montreal Cognitive Assessment score
4. Presence of a pacemaker

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified