Status:
COMPLETED
Genetic Characterization of Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Parkinson Disease
PD
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
This study will explore the risks and causes of Parkinson's disease, a chronic progressive nervous system disorder. Patients typically have tremors, muscle weakness and a shuffling gait. Patients wit...
Detailed Description
Parkinson's disease (PD) was noted to have a familial component as early as 1880. More recently, the discovery of several genetic factors influencing Parkinson's disease has emphasized the importance ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Individuals with Parkinson's disease OR
- Family members of an individual diagnosed with Parkinson's disease OR
- Healthy adult controls obtained through the NIH Clinical Research Volunteers Program (CVRP) or other healthy control volunteers who come forward.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Under the age of 18 years of age OR
- Individuals with Parkinsonism secondary to a specific cause such as toxin exposure, birth injury, head injury, or brain infection such as encephalitis.
- Healthy volunteers with a medical history or first degree family history of Parkinson's disease.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
November 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
2500 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00105131
Start Date
March 1 2005
End Date
November 1 2005
Last Update
March 4 2008
Active Locations (1)
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892