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Parkinson DiseaseNCT03743467

Study on the Visual Condition in Parkinson's Disease

An observational study of Parkinson Disease, run by Neuromed IRCCS at 2 sites in Italy.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Non motor symptoms and signs in Parkinson's disease (PD) also include a series of visual deficits; deepening these aspects could be useful for a better management of symptoms, to standardize a specific protocol for the issues related to vision and also to understand how these aspects are important for the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Parkinson Disease
What is being tested?
Clinical evaluation of vision and eye tests
How many people
90 participants
Where
2 sitesItaly
Study dates
5 Nov 2018to 26 May 2019
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: 1. Patients affected by Parkinson's disease (PD) according to the diagnostic criteria of the United Kingdom Brain Bank, in the ON phase of their usual treatment (Hoehn-Yahr Stage from 1 to 3) coming from Parkinson's Center of Neuromed IRCCS Institute with signature of the Informed Consent and of the privacy form. 2. Health subjects coming from Neurological Department of Neuromed IRCCS Institute with signature of the Informed Consent and of the privacy form.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients aged ≥ 18 years
  • Patients affected by Parkinson's disease (PD) according to the diagnostic criteria of the United Kingdom Brain Bank, in the ON phase of their usual treatment
  • Hoehn-Yahr Stage from 1 to 3
  • Signature of the Informed Consent and of the privacy form

Who cannot join

  • Patients with symptoms and signs compatible with atypical parkinsonism
  • PD patients treated with antagonist drugs for central dopaminergic receptors (first and second generation antipsychotics) in the last 6 months before enrollment
  • Patients suffering from other neurological diseases
  • Patients with evident cognitive impairment (MMSE <24/30)
  • Patients with manifest eye movement disorders prior to the diagnosis of PD.
  • Patients with daltonism
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  • Patients with amblyopia
  • Patients suffering from high anisometropia
  • Patients suffering from advanced cataracts
  • Patients suffering from glaucoma
  • Patients suffering from maculopathy
  • Patients suffering from pathologies of the optic nerve
  • Patients with severe visual field deficits
  • Patients with refractive defects above 5 diopters

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Nicola Modugno, MD, PhD contact

00390865929250

nicusmod@gmail.com

Michele Meglio, BSc, M.Sc contact

00393332069181

michele.meglio@neuromed.it

Italy2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Neuromed IRCCS

    Pozzilli, Isernia, 86077

    Modugno Nicola, MD, PhD, 00390865929250, nicusmod@gmail.com

    Michele Meglio, BSc, M.Sc, 00393332069181, michele.meglio@neuromed.it

    Recruiting
  • Irccs Neuromed

    Pozzilli, Isernia, 86170

    Nicola Modugno, MD, PhD, +393922571585, nicusmod@gmail.com

    Michele Meglio, BSc,M.sc, 00393332069181, michele.meglio@neuromed.it

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Study Regarding the Realization of a Standardized Protocol for the Evaluation of the Visual Condition in Parkinson's Disease

Non motor symptoms and signs in Parkinson's disease (PD) also include a series of visual deficits; deepening these aspects could be useful for a better management of symptoms, to standardize a specific protocol for the issues related to vision and also to understand how these aspects are important for the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the PD.

Read the detailed description

In Parkinson's disease (PD) several non-motor signs and symptoms already occur in the early stages of the disease; the symptoms are diverse and these also involve visual difficulties which commonly affect the majority of patients and which gradually worsen the quality of life.

The most common malfunction produced by PD is the dysfunction of dopaminergic pathways that may be responsible for a series of visual deficits too:

  • decreased visual acuity and decreased sensibility to light and color,
  • strabismus and forms of sensory and eye movement dysfunctions,
  • eyelid dysfunctions and dry eye syndrome

Moreover, in patients affected by PD, typical retinal features were discovered for the first time in 2004 by the use of OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) such as:

  • the reduction of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL)
  • a typical thinning of the macular thickness, even if with different results. In the follow-up of the PD, these retinal features, verifiable by the use of OCT, could be considered as a marker of the pathology.

For these reasons it may be useful:

  • quantify in an objective manner how much the visual aspects affect the overall deterioration of the quality of life in patients with PD
  • demonstrate the validity of a specific and integrated outpatient diagnostic protocol for the study of visual and ophthalmological disorders in patients with PD
  • demonstrate the diagnostic role of early changes in macular thickness and of the optic disc in subjects suffering from PD using the OCT
  • establish orthoptic evidence in patients with PD
Being tested
Clinical evaluation of vision and eye tests
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, vision, quality of life
Medical subject headings
Parkinson Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Clinical evaluation of vision and eye testsDiagnostic test

    • VFQ-25 Questionnaire
    • BCVA
    • Contrast sensitivity
    • Color sensitivity examination (Ishihara test 38 plates)
    • Complete evaluation of orthoptic features, eye movements, eyelid function, pupil function
    • Slit lamp examination
    • Shirmer test, Break up time test
    • Corneal pachymetry (optical pachymetry)
    • IOP
    • Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the macular area and of the optical disc by OCT: RPE, RNFL and Neuroretine Layer
Study groups in NCT03743467
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Control groupHealth subjects
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Clinical evaluation of vision and eye tests
PD patients Hoehn Yahr 1Patients with Hoehn Yahr stage 1
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Clinical evaluation of vision and eye tests
PD patients Hoehn Yahr 2-3Patients with Hoehn Yahr stage 2 and 3
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Clinical evaluation of vision and eye tests

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Check the impact of visual condition on the quality of life in patients with PD through the use of questionnaires.

    Quantify the impact of visual condition using the VFQ-25 (Visual Functional Questionnaire) in patients with PD through the main method of this questionnaire:

    all items are scored, each item is then converted to a 0 to 100 scale so that the lowest and highest possible scores are set at 0 and 100 points, respectively so that scores represent the achieved percentage of the total possible score, e.g. a score of 50 represents 50% of the highest possible score. The lowest percentage is the better outcome for the visual condition.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  2. Survey the validity of a specific diagnostic protocol for the evaluation of the visual condition in patients with PD.

    Review the validity of a specific and integrated ambulatory diagnostic protocol for the study of visual and ophthalmological disorders through a visit protocol and exams designed specifically for patients with PD based on the evidence of visual conditions in the disease currently present in the scientific literature trough the best corrected visual acuity expressed in twentieths and the use of the SLOAN chart.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  3. Survey the validity of a specific diagnostic protocol for the evaluation of the visual condition in patients with PD.

    Review the validity of a specific and integrated ambulatory diagnostic protocol for the study of visual and ophthalmological disorders through a visit protocol and exams designed specifically for patients with PD based on the evidence of visual conditions in the disease currently present in the scientific literature trough the quantification of contrast sensitivity expressed by the CSC (contrast sensitivity curve) trough the use of the Contrast Sensitivity Chart 6 lines.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  4. Survey the validity of a specific diagnostic protocol for the evaluation of the visual condition in patients with PD.

    Review the validity of a specific and integrated ambulatory diagnostic protocol for the study of visual and ophthalmological disorders through a visit protocol and exams designed specifically for patients with PD based on the evidence of visual conditions in the disease currently present in the scientific literature trough the color sensitivity examination with the administration of the Ishihara test (38 plates) and results expressed by the Ishihara algorithm.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  5. Survey the validity of a specific diagnostic protocol for the evaluation of the visual condition in patients with PD.

    Review the validity of a specific and integrated ambulatory diagnostic protocol for the study of visual and ophthalmological disorders through a visit protocol and exams designed specifically for patients with PD based on the evidence of visual conditions in the disease currently present in the scientific literature trough the Shirmer test with results expressed in millimeters.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  6. Survey the validity of a specific diagnostic protocol for the evaluation of the visual condition in patients with PD.

    Review the validity of a specific and integrated ambulatory diagnostic protocol for the study of visual and ophthalmological disorders through a visit protocol and exams designed specifically for patients with PD based on the evidence of visual conditions in the disease currently present in the scientific literature trough the break up time test with results expressed in seconds of tear break.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  7. Survey the validity of a specific diagnostic protocol for the evaluation of the visual condition in patients with PD.

    Review the validity of a specific and integrated ambulatory diagnostic protocol for the study of visual and ophthalmological disorders through a visit protocol and exams designed specifically for patients with PD based on the evidence of visual conditions in the disease currently present in the scientific literature trough the measurement of ocular pressure expressed in mmHg by the use of a Non- Contact Tonometry.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  8. Inspection of orthoptic condition in patients with PD

    Analysis of orthoptic features in patients with PD trough eye movements examination to determine hypofunctions/ hyperfunctions in ductions and versions.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  9. Inspection of orthoptic condition in patients with PD

    Analysis of orthoptic features in patients with PD trough the quantification of convergence by the calculation of the near point of convergence expressed in millimeters.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  10. Inspection of orthoptic condition in patients with PD

    Analysis of orthoptic features in patients with PD trough the quantification of stereopsis expressed in seconds of arc trough the use of Lang stereo test and TNO stereo test.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  11. Inspection of orthoptic condition in patients with PD

    Analysis of orthoptic features in patients with PD by checking the presence of latent or manifest squint trough Cover and Uncover test in 9 position of gaze.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  12. Inspection of orthoptic condition in patients with PD

    Analysis of orthoptic features in patients with PD trough the quantification of the fusional amplitude expressed in prismatic diopters at distance (6 meters) and near (40 cm).

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

  13. Observation of retinal features in patients with PD through the use of OCT

    Registration of the retinal features in patients with PD using OCT trough a quantitative analysis of the macular area and of the optical disc by the registration of retinal tickness expressed in microns for RPE, RNFL and Neuroretine Layer.

    Measured: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Nov 2018
  2. Study start5 Nov 2018 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion5 Nov 2018 (estimated)
  4. Study completion26 May 2019 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
90 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03743467
Sponsor's protocol ID
NMOD_01
Status last verified
Nov 2018
First submitted
7 Nov 2018
Last updated
16 Nov 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Parkinson Disease, run by Neuromed IRCCS at 2 sites in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Nov 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Nicola Modugno, MD, PhD (00390865929250, nicusmod@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Check the impact of visual condition on the quality of life in patients with PD through the use of questionnaires. (time frame: through study completion with an avarage of 6 months). The study lists 13 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Nov 2018.

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