Status:
COMPLETED
Words Generation in Compulsives Gamblers and Parkinson's Disease Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Toulouse
Conditions:
Parkinson Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The pathophysiology of compulsive disorders as gambling could be close to behavior problems encountered in Parkinson's disease associated with a hyperactivity of the motivational system. Thanks to th...
Detailed Description
The main objective of this study is to evaluate performance during words generation in gamblers and healthy volunteers compare to those of PD patients with and without hyper-dopaminergic behaviors col...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For healthy volunteers :
- Subject from 30 to 75 years old (Male and female)
- Subject with French mother tongue
- Subject who give their informed and signed consent.
- Subject affiliated to a social protection program
- For compulsive gamblers :
- Subject from 30 to 75 years old (Male and female)
- Subject with French mother tongue
- Subject with at least 5 criteria of 10 DSM IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling
- Subject who give their informed and signed consent.
- Subject affiliated to a social protection program
Exclusion
- For healthy volunteers and compulsive gamblers :
- Presence of apathy defined as a score greater or equal to 14 on the scale of Starkstein
- Presence of severe depression defined as a score greater or equal to 25 on the scale BDI (Beck Depression Inventory)
- Presence of dementia defined as a score below 25 on the MMSE
- Subject with vision problems making it impossible for the tests
- Pregnant women
- Subject under tutelage, curatelle or law protection
- Subject included in an other clinical study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
37 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01888276
Start Date
February 1 2012
End Date
April 1 2014
Last Update
June 11 2015
Active Locations (1)
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CHU toulouse
Toulouse, France, 31000