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Evolution of RBD in PD

Not Applicable
Conditions
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Parkinson's Disease
Interventions
Procedure: Video polysomnography
Registration Number
NCT03047408
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Brief Summary

About 60% of Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients have REM sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), a parasomnia characterized by partial or complete loss of REM sleep muscle atonia and dream-enacting behaviors, usually associated to vivid dreams. The REM Sleep without atonia is the polysomnographic hallmark of RBD, and its quantification is necessary for the diagnosis.

RBD in PD is believed to be a marker of a more widespread degenerative process and a marker of malignant phenotype. Therefore, PD patients with RBD (PD-RBD) are more severely impaired in both motor and non-motor domains, compared to those without RBD, with an increased risk of dementia. However, little is know about the relationship between the evolution of RBD, clinic and video-polysomnographic, and the progression of PD. Besides, an improvement of RBD symptoms is anecdotally reported in PD patients over time. Longitudinal evaluation of RBD in PD, assessed by questionnaires, led to controversial results, but so far, no longitudinal vPSG study has been performed in PD-RBD population.

Thus, the main objective of this study is to longitudinally evaluate clinical and video-polysomnographic features of RBD, including measure of REM Sleep without atonia, in patients with PD-RBD, after three years from the diagnosis of RBD, in order to ascertain whether RBD features remain stable over time. The possible remission of RBD with the progression of PD would question indeed its reliability as prognostic bio-marker.

Detailed Description

Type of study: longitudinal study, interventional, cross-sectional;

Number of centres: 1 (Clermont-Ferrand)

Patients: patients with Parkinson's Disease associated with REM sleep behavior disorder (PD-RBD) having already underwent video-polysomnography recording, clinical and neuropsychological evaluation in clinical setting or in the study "RBHP 2013 DURIF " at least three years ago.

Study performance:

This study will be developed in two phases:

* Phase 1 (Day 0):

* Verify inclusion criteria, receive informed and written consent;

* Demographic and clinical characteristics;

* Neurological evaluation: RBD (RBD severity scale), motor symptoms (Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, Hoeh et Yahr scale), orthostatic hypotension (Scale for outcomes in PD autonomic questionnaire), behavioral disorders hyper-dopaminergic and hypo-dopaminergic (Ardouin Scale of Behavior in Parkinson's Disease), impulsivity (Test Kirby and Stop signal reaction time)

* Dreams contents: all patients will receive 3-weeks dream diary;

* vPSG recording;

* Self-assessment questionnaires: Non-motor symptoms Questionnaire, Epworth sleepiness scale, Urgency premeditation perseverance and sensation seeking test, Aggressive questionnaire, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Rating Scale

* Phase 2 (+1day): Neuropsychological assessment of:

* Cognitive function, namely executive functions, visuo-spatial functions, visuo-perceptive functions (Mini mental state examination, California Verbal Learning Test, verbal fluency test, Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, test de Stroop, Digit span, Visual Object and Space Perception Battery, Luria motor sequences, Rey-Osterrieth complex figure)

* Limbic functions: emotion recognition (Ekman test), apathy (Lille Apathy Rating Scale);

* Impulsivity and decision-making (Iowa Gambling test).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with clinically confirmed idiopathic Parkinson's Disease, according to the United Kingdom Parkinson Disease Bran Bank criteria, associated with RBD, diagnosed according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders third edition, that have been already enrolled in the study "RBHP 2013 DURIF", or that have already underwent vPSG recording,clinical and neuropsychiatric evaluation in clinical setting;
  • Male and female aged between 45 to 85 years old;
  • All patients are volunteers and have given written informed consent;
  • All patients are able to understand and to perform all tests included in this protocol;
  • User-friendly in French language, both oral and written
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with neurological diseases other than PD;
  • Patients with psychiatric comorbidities (hallucinations, psychosis) according to the DSM-5.
  • Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (Apnea/hypopnea index >15/h);
  • Patients in guardianship or tutorship;
  • Patients enrolled exclusively in another study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
patients with PD-RBDVideo polysomnographypatients with PD-RBD having already underwent vPSG, clinical and neuropsychological in clinical setting or in the study "RBHP 2013 DURIF " at least three years ago.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
presence of REM sleep Behavior Disorder confirmed during the video polysomnographyat day 0
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The REM sleep Behavior Disorder severity measured by the REM sleep Behavior Disorder scaleat day 0
The impulsivity measured by the Test of Kirby scoreat day 0
The Hoehn and Yahr scale scoreat day 0
The Stroop scoreat day 1
The behavioral disorders measured by the Ardouin Scale of Behavior in Parkinson's Disease scoreat day 0
The Unified Parkinson disease Rating scale scoreat day 0
- The Orthostatic hypotension measured by the Scale for outcomes in PD- autonomic questionnaireat day 0
The impulsivity measured by the Stop signal reaction time scoreat day 0
The Epworth sleepiness scale scoreat day 0
The Urgency premeditation perseverance and sensation seeking testat day 0
The Non-motor symptoms Questionnaire scoreat day 0
The dream contentat day 0
The Mini mental state examination scoreat day 1
The Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Testat day 1
The Luria motor sequencesat day 1
The Iowa Gambling test scoreat day 1
The Aggressive questionnaire scoreat day 0
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Rating Scaleat day 0
The California Verbal Learning Test scoreat day 1
The Empan test scoreat day 1
The Visual Object and Space Perception Battery test scoreat day 1
The Rey-Osterrieth complex figureat day 1
The fluency verbal test scoreat day 1
The Lille Apathy Rating Scale scoreat day 1

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chu Clermont-Ferrand

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

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