Skip to main content
Clinical Trials/NCT01792843
NCT01792843
Completed
Not Applicable

Cognitive Phenotypes in Parkinson's Disease: Anatomical and Functional Correlates

University Hospital, Lille1 site in 1 country158 target enrollmentJanuary 2013

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Sponsor
University Hospital, Lille
Enrollment
158
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Frequency (%) of the cognitive profile
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

  • a data driven approach has identified different cognitive phenotypes in Parkinson's disease (PD)
  • this heterogeneity possibly reflects the diversity of the neuronal damage caused by the disease
  • we hypothesize that the different clinical presentations are associated to specific anatomical and functional correlates

Detailed Description

Cognitive impairments are frequent in PD, even in non-demented patients. However, there is a substantial heterogeneity in the clinical presentation of cognitive deficits in PD 2 and also in their progression. This heterogeneity possibly reflects the diversity of the neuronal damage caused by the disease and recent studies suggest that these different clinical influence the risk of developing dementia. Most studies on cognitive phenotypes in PD have used predefined categories, such as demented vs. non-demented, or PD-mild cognitive impairment vs. cognitively intact patients. However, such an approach may miss less obvious or unexpected presentations. To this end, in a first part of this study, we have used a data-driven approach (cluster analysis) to identify different cognitive phenotypes in PD. With such an approach where phenotypical profiles arise from the data without a priori assumptions, five cognitive presentations were identified: i°) cognitively intact patients (19.39%), ii°) patients with slight mental slowing and mild executive dysfunction (41.29%), iii°) patients with slightly impaired overall cognitive efficiency and deficits in all cognitive domains except recognition memory (12.93%), iv°) patients with severe mental slowing, impaired overall cognitive efficiency, and severe cognitive impairment in all domains, including memory (23.88%), and v°) patients with very severe impairment in all cognitive domains (2.51%). From these results, it could be hypothesized that cognitive deterioration in PD progresses along a continuum, with the exception of the fourth group that also exhibits memory deficits. This group may be characterized by a different underlying pathology, or comorbidity with Alzheimer's disease. The role of vascular factors has also to be considered. The objectives of the current project are: 1. to validate the identified cognitive profiles prospectively in a new population using confirmatory cluster analysis. 2. to identify specific anatomical correlates for the identified cognitive profiles by magnetic resonance-imaging (MRI) scanning 3. to identify specific functional correlates of the identified cognitive profiles by high-density EEG (hd-EEG)

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
December 2014
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
University Hospital, Lille
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Males or females;
  • 18 to 80 years;
  • Parkinson's disease, according to international criteria;
  • Without neurological co-morbidity;
  • Benefiting from health insurance;
  • Having read and understood the information form and having signed the consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
  • Parkinsonian syndrome other than PD;
  • Currently participating in an other clinical trial or study;
  • Patient whose physical or mental condition is incompatible with the study assessments;
  • Person under tutorship or curatorship;
  • Subjects with claustrophobia
  • Subjects carrying incompatible metallic devices such as pacemakers and certain mechanical valves
  • PD patients treated by deep brain stimulation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Frequency (%) of the cognitive profile

Time Frame: 2 years

Frequency of the different observed cognitive profile, as coming from the cluster analysis

Secondary Outcomes

  • Grey matter density (voxels)(2 years)

Study Sites (1)

Loading locations...

Similar Trials