Transforming Parkinson's care in Africa

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Parkinson's disease; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN77014546
• Lead Sponsor: ewcastle University

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-023-03414-0 (added 20/10/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 30 October 2023
• Study Completion: 2026-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3000

Inclusion Criteria

A. Prevalence study:
1. Participant resident in the delineated community for at least 12 months prior to the date of survey
2. Age 18 years or older

B. Other clinical studies (including clinical trial): Persons with PD
1. Participant diagnosed with PD based on UKPD brain bank clinical criteria
2. Age 18 years or older
3. Consent to participate obtained
4. Any stage of PD
5. Either treatment naive (only for mucuna prurens trial) or on treatment (any study component)

B. Healthy control:
1. Neurologically normal (assessed at in-person physical examination)
2. Age 18 years or older
3. Consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

1. Non consent/lacking capacity
2. Physically unable to complete study procedures due to advanced disease and physical disability

Study & Design

• Study Type: Other
• Study Design: Not specified