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PARKINSON BRASIL - Database on Motor and Non-Motor Aspects of Parkinson's Disease in Brazil

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Registration Number
NCT06536348
Lead Sponsor
Federal University of Uberlandia
Brief Summary

This is an observational, cross-sectional study with a control group, with the general objective of developing and evaluating a national database, unprecedented in Brazil, containing clinical, epidemiological, motor, and non-motor aspects of Parkinson's disease (PD). The database will be open and accessible to national and international researchers in order to contribute to the advancement of research related to PD. The aim is to collect data, in a paired way, from a control group and an experimental group. Data collection will include the application of questionnaires, the execution of motor activities, and clinical scales. Information that can identify the participants will be removed from the database for later storage in a repository. Quantitative, qualitative, and descriptive variables from the database will be estimated in order to characterise and contrast the groups studied. The results of this study will contribute to a better characterization of the staging of PD as a function of the epidemiological, motor, and non-motor aspects evaluated, as well as to the development of technologies and methods that can be applied in clinical practice.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
958
Inclusion Criteria
  • Experimental group: (i) present a neurological diagnosis of Parkinson's disease; (ii) be classified between stages I to IV of the Hoehn & Yahr Scale; (iii) have central visual acuity equal to or greater than 20/40 (equivalent to 0.50) in each eye or equal to or greater than 20/30 (equivalent to 0.66) in one eye according to the Snellen scale.
  • Control group: (i) not having a neurological diagnosis of Parkinson's disease or other neurological disease that resembles PD; (ii) have central visual acuity equal to or greater than 20/40 (equivalent to 0.50) in each eye or equal to or greater than 20/30 (equivalent to 0.66) in one eye according to the Snellen scale.
Exclusion Criteria

For both groups, individuals who have other neurological or musculoskeletal diseases that interfere with the execution of the tests will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Date of diagnosis related to the primary ICD10 years

date

Length of schooling10 years

Length of schooling in years

Height10 years

Height in cm

Economic Rating Score10 years

Economic rating as given by the Brazilian Economic Classification Criteria (Brazilian Criteria) - https://www.abep.org/criterioBr/01_cceb_2022_eng.pdf

Medications in use10 years

name and daily dose of medications

Family history related to the primary ICD10 years

Is there family history related to the primary ICD? (yes, no)

Date of symptom onset related to the primary ICD10 years

date

Primary ICD10 years

Primary disorder classification according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/classification-of-diseases

Blood type10 years

Blood type: A+, A-, B+, B-, O+, O-, AB+, AB-

Current city of residence10 years

City of residence in Brazil

Sex10 years

Sex: male, female

Age10 years

Age in years

Weight10 years

Weight in kg

Housing classification10 years

Housing classification by type of housing ownership rights: State-owned housing, Municipality-owned housing, Natural person's owned housing, Legal person's owned housing, Private renting, Other

Use of technology10 years

Verification if the participant has had contact with one of the following devices: mobile, personal computer, mouse, webcam, keyboard, microphone, earphone.

MDS-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS)10 years

Clinical scale for measuring signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease (https://www.movementdisorders.org/MDS/MDS-Rating-Scales/MDS-Unified-Parkinsons-Disease-Rating-Scale-MDS-UPDRS.htm?gad_source=1\&gclid=CjwKCAjwnqK1BhBvEiwAi7o0X6DuHrFh3qftNQ1N9AGWMkFo4BpG6b3hAFWnoh2Dwu86DPY53ZXpKRoCBRYQAvD_BwE)

Each item of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale will be evaluated as 0: Normal; 1: Slight; 2: Mild; 3: Moderate; 4: Severe.

The minimum value of the scale is 0, whereas the maximum value is 4. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

Visual Acuity10 years

Visual Acuity measured according to the Snellen test (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK558961/)

Secondary ICDs10 years

Secondary disorder according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/classification-of-diseases

Current state of residence10 years

State of residence in Brazil

Depression10 years

Depression measured according to the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) https://geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/cog/GDS_SHORT_FORM.PDF

The Geriatric Depression Scale has 15 items. The minimum total score is zero, and the maximum is 15. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

Civil status10 years

married, single, divorced, and widowed

Occupation10 years

Profession according to the Brazilian Classification of Occupation (https://www.mtecbo.gov.br/cbosite/pages/home.jsf)

Facial expression10 years

Facial expression evaluation according to the Facial Action Coding System (FACS)

Saccadic eye movement10 years

Speed and regularity of eye movement (degrees per second and latency in ms)

Dysarthria10 years

Dysarthria measured according to the protocol for the evaluation of central dysartries in patients with Parkinson's Disease (https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-18462011005000030)

Household size10 years

The number of adults and children living in a home

Monthly wage10 years

Monthly wage in Brazilian Reais

Head movement amplitude10 years

Head movement amplitude in degrees

Smooth pursuit eye movement10 years

Smooth pursuit are quantified by the gain (how well the eyes follow the target in speed) and phase (distance to the target during pursuit)

Laterality10 years

Laterality refers to the preference for using one side of the body over the other and is most commonly associated with hand dominance, such as being right-handed or left-handed, e.g., Right-handedness, Left-handedness, Ambidexterity, Mixed-handedness (Cross-dominance).

Head movement speed10 years

Head movement speed in degrees per second

Handwriting movement analysis10 years

Handwriting speed (seconds) and quality

Cognition10 years

Cognition measured according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) scale

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a 30-point test. The minimum total score is zero, and the maximum is 30. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Hand movement10 years

Hand movement in degrees per second

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Centro Universitário Araguaia (UniAraguaia)

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Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Laboratório de Análise de Movimento e Processamento de Sinais

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Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Ambulatório de Doença de Parkinson e Distúrbios do Movimento do Hospital de Clínicas de Uberlândia

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Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Núcleo de Inovação e Avaliação Tecnológica em Saúde / Centre for Innovation and Technology Assessment in Health

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Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Associação Parkinson Goiás

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Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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