Online Motor Control in People With Parkinson's Disease
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study aims to better understand how people with Parkinson's control reaching movements. Specifically, we are asking how these individuals respond to different environmental perturbations. Testing includes reaching movements made within a virtual reality set-up.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Age 18-85 years
• Able to perform reaching movements of \
⁃ 20 cm (8 inches)
• MMSE score ≥ 26/30
• Willing and able to attend all testing sessions
• Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease per self report
• Currently taking dopaminergic/dopamine agonist medication
Locations
United States
Delaware
University of Delaware
RECRUITING
Newark
Contact Information
Primary
Hyosub Kim, PhD
hyosub@udel.edu
302-831-4263
Time Frame
Start Date: 2018-12-12
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Experimental: Behavioral testing
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Delaware
Collaborators: National Institutes of Health (NIH)