Social Perception and Dopaminergic Modulation in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: a Functional MRI Study (Park Social-E-Motion)

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Social cognition is a complex process that enables humans to interpret social information and behave appropriately in a social environment. Social cognition can be impaired in Parkinson's disease patients, worsening quality of life and relationships with those around them, even at an early stage. These alterations are manifested in particular by impairments of the recognition of facial emotions and body movements, involving the motor system. The aim of this study is to understand the brain mechanisms associated with impaired social perception in people with Parkinson's disease using functional MRI and a behavioural task for the perception of social interaction scenes depicted by Point Light Display (PLD).This study will investigate the effect of dopaminergic modulation on the networks associated with the perception of movement and mirror system, the observation of action (parietal cortex, superior temporal sulcus), and those associated with the mentalization of others' cognitive or emotional states (prefrontal cortex and limbic system). The study is thus divided into 2 stages. * Stage 1 preliminary: Preliminary validation of the experimental task * Stage 2 imagery: Assessment of brain activity (BOLD signal) related to social perception in imaging

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 30
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Male or female between 30 and 75 years of age

• Freely-given informed consent to participate to this study (written form)

• Affiliated with a social security system or equivalent;

• Person diagnosed with Parkinson's disease according to MDS-UPDRS criteria for at least 3 years and receiving dopaminergic treatment (e.g. : LEVODOPA, CARBIDOPA, BENZERASIDE, ENTACAPONE, MODOPAR, SINEMET, STALEVO, PRAMIPEXOLE, SIFROL, ROPINIROLE, REQUIP ; ROTIGOTINE, NEUPRO, PIRIBEDIL, TRIVASTAL, RASAGILINE, AZILECT, CONTAM, AMANTADINE, MANTADIX, APOMORPHINE, APOKINON, DOPACEPTIN, FOSLEVODOPA, FOSCARBIDOPA, SCYOVA) (for patients only)

• Effective contraception for women of childbearing age or post-menopausal women (only for patients and healthy volunteers in stage 2 imaging)

• Requiring dopa testing as part of routine care (only for patients in stage 2 imaging)

• No disabling cognitive impairment (MOCA score ≥ 26)

• No diagnosis of chronic disease associated with disability (only for healthy volunteers)

Locations
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France
Service de neurologie - troubles du mouvement et pathologies neuromusculaires, Hôpital neurologique Pierre Wertheimer/GHE
RECRUITING
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Contact Information
Primary
Stéphane PRANGE, MD, PhD
stephane.prange@chu-lyon.fr
472 357 222
Backup
Elise METEREAU
elise.metereau@chu-lyon.fr
427 856 208
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-07-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 83
Treatments
Other: Stage 1: PD patients
20 adult patients with Parkinson disease will perform a behavioral task of social perception.
Other: Stage 1: healthy volunteers
20 adult patients without neurologic disorders will perform a behavioral task of social perception.
Other: Stage 2: PD patients
23 adult patients with Parkinson disease will perform a behavioral task of social perception during functional MRI recording.
Other: Stage 2: healthy volunteers
20 adult volunteers without neurologic disorder will perform a behavioral task of social perception during functional MRI recording
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Hospices Civils de Lyon

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