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The validation of anxiety rating scales in Parkinson's disease

Completed
Conditions
anxiety
parkinson's disease
10028037
10002861
Registration Number
NL-OMON32820
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

- Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease according to the Queens Square Brain Bank criteria
- Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- patients with neurodegenerative disorders other than PD
- patients under 50 years of age
- dementia or severe cognitive decline, operationalised as an Mini Mental State Exam score < 23

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary study parameters are the validity and reliability of the anxiety<br /><br>rating scales used resp; the Neuropsychiatric Invertory, anxiety section, the<br /><br>Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. the Clinical Global Impression Scale, the Beck<br /><br>Anxiety Inventory and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secundary study parameters are:<br /><br>- prevalence rates of van anxiety disorders<br /><br>- atypical anxiety syndromes will be looked into by exploratory clusteranalysis<br /><br>of items on the various anxiety scales<br /><br>- anxiety states limited to 'off'periods and/or dyskinesia will be described by<br /><br>looking at score patterns across the additional questions pertaining to<br /><br>response fluctuations (see appendix protocol)</p><br>
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