Bradykinesia Subscale Administered Alone Versus Regular Administration: Psychometric Properties

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson's Disease
• Interventions: Other: Bradykinesia UPDRS Motor Full Examination; Other: Bradykinesia subscale of UPDRS Motor Examination

• Registration Number: NCT00932581
• Lead Sponsor: Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether scores on questionnaires that rate how much Parkinson's Disease (PD) has slowed movements of the body differ when the order of the questions are changed. The consistency and accuracy of the questionnaires will also be examined. It is hypothesized that there will not be a difference.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2009-07-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-07-02
• Study First Posted: 2009-07-03
• Primary Completion: 2009-11
• Study Completion: 2009-12
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or Female at least 30 years of age
2. Willing to be assessed using the motor examination section of the UPDRS and the SPES/SCOPA motor evaluation
3. Patients must be willing and able to give written informed consent prior to performing an study procedures
4. Be in the "ON" State (only for patients who fluctuate between "ON" and "OFF" states)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Absence of bradykinesia at the time of assessment
2. Hoehn and Yahr stage not available from patient's chart or not assessed between 3 and 180 days prior to clinic visit
3. Has received and experimental drug within the last thirty (30) days

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Full Exam	Bradykinesia UPDRS Motor Full Examination	The first group will receive the full motor examination section in its original order.
Subscale	Bradykinesia subscale of UPDRS Motor Examination	The second group will receive the bradykinesia subscale first followed by the remainder of the motor examination section.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Scores on the UPDRS motor evaluation subscale are equivalent.	4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlations between the UPDRS motor examination bradykinesis subscale and the remaining UPDRS motor examination items, Hoeh and Yahr stage, Schwab and England scale, and SPES/SCOPA motor evaluation.	4 months