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Assessment of Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinsons Disease by Heart Rate Variability

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: G20- Parkinsons disease
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/05/052285
Lead Sponsor
HBT Medical College Dr RN Cooper Hospital Mumbai
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Heart rate variability to assess autonomic functions will be studied in 65 consecutive

patients presenting with idiopathic PD according to the MDS-PD criteria, age 30-60

years visiting neurology outpatient department of Municipal General Hospital. Prior

approval of ethics committee will be taken and informed consent obtained from the

patients. Patients without any concomitant cardiovascular disease as confirmed by physical examination and normal 12-lead ECG will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients suspected of atypical/ secondary Parkinsonism as per MDS-PD criteria will be excluded from the study. Patients with dementia (as assessed by Mini Mental

State Scale) that would affect their ability to provide consent and reliable self

report will be excluded from the study. Patients with other medical conditions or co-morbidities or drugs as assessed by history, clinical examination and previous investigations known to affect autonomic nervous system or heart rate variability will be excluded from the study.

1. Atypical/ secondary Parkinsonism

2. Significant neurological disease such as stroke or epilepsy

3. Diabetes mellitus

4. Coronary artery disease / heart failure / myocardial infarction

4. Dyslipidemia, Hypertension

5. History of smoking/ alcohol intake

6. Broncho- pulmonary disease, dypnea.

7. Amyloidosis/ neuropathy

8.Patients who had medication known to influence autonomic system and biological rhythms will also be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
-To evaluate autonomic dysfunction in Parkinsons disease patients by linear and non-linear indices of short-term heart rate variability. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 3 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- To evaluate the predictive value of heart rate variability for autonomic dysfunction in Parkinsons disease by using Receiver operated curve (ROC).Timepoint: 3 years;To co-relate heart rate variability parameters with autonomic symptoms, duration and severity of disease, levodopa/levodopa equivalent dose in Parkinsons disease patients.Timepoint: 3 years
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