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Parkinson DiseaseDUPARCNCT04180865

The Dutch Parkinson and Cognition Study

An observational study of Parkinson Disease, run by University Medical Center Groningen at 1 site in Netherlands.

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Trial summary

Parkinson Disease (PD) is a heterogeneous, progressive neurodegenerative disorder which is characterized by a variety of motor and non-motor symptoms. The DUPARC study is a single-centre longitudinal cohort study aimed at deeply phenotyping newly diagnosed PD patients. 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
How many people
150 participants
Where
1 siteNetherlands
Study dates
1 Oct 2017to 1 Oct 2023
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: 150 PD patients who are treatment naïve at baseline, diagnosed by a movement disorders specialist, based on the Movement Disorder Society Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for PD. Patients are recruited at partnering hospitals in the northern part of the Netherlands

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis Parkinson's disease

Who cannot join

  • The refusal to be informed about an unforeseen clinical finding.
  • Dopaminergic medication use.
  • Pregnant women
  • Breast feeding women
  • MRI incompatible implants in the body (e.g. prosthesis, pacemakers, implanted heart valves)
  • Any risk of having metal particles in the eyes due to manual work without proper eye protections
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  • Tattoos containing red pigments that form a safety risk.
  • Active or persistent primary disease of the gastrointestinal tract
  • History of peritonitis, severe endometriosis, abdominal, intestinal or urogenital fistula,
  • Hepatobiliary or pancreatic disease (except asymptomatic cholecystolithiasis)
  • History of abdominal or anorectal surgery, except minor surgery such as uncomplicated appendectomy or cholecystectomy (>6 months ago).
  • Severe gynaecological prolapse (grade III)
  • Cancer and/or adjuvant treatment within the last 6 months
  • Within the last three months: severe hypo- or hyperkalemia, narcosis, analgosedation, endoscopic procedure of the gastrointestinal tract, abdominal trauma
  • Within the last three months: gastrointestinal tract infection, food intoxication

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Teus van Laar, MD PhD contact

+31503612400

t.van.laar@umcg.nl

Sygrid van der Zee, MSc contact

+31503612513

s.van.der.zee01@umcg.nl

Netherlands1 site, 1 recruiting
  • University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen, 9700RB

    Teus van Laar, MD PhD

    Sygrid van der Zee, MSc

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: The Dutch Parkinson and Cognition Study (DUPARC): A Prospective Study on Cognitive Pathology in de Novo Parkinson'Disease

Parkinson Disease (PD) is a heterogeneous, progressive neurodegenerative disorder which is characterized by a variety of motor and non-motor symptoms. The DUPARC study is a single-centre longitudinal cohort study aimed at deeply phenotyping newly diagnosed PD patients. The main aim is to investigate the relationship between cognitive impairment and both cholinergic and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the early stages of the disease. In addition, gastrointestinal and visual system dysfunction in PD and their role in the underlying pathology are further explored in a longitudinal setup. Treatment-naïve participants will undergo extensive motor- and non-motor assessment, imaging, and microbiome assessment at time of diagnosis, and will be followed for at least 3 years.

Read the detailed description

Rationale:

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by both motor and non-motor symptoms, including cognitive decline. Mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) is already present at time of diagnosis in 24-36% of PD patients. Cognitive impairment in PD is associated with both cholinergic and dopaminergic deficiencies in the brain. Although dopaminergic neuronal degeneration is quite well established in relationship to the motor impairment, the rate and extent of the cholinergic neuronal degeneration in the course of PD is unknown. It is also unclear how cholinergic and dopaminergic degeneration contributes to cognitive deficits found in early and more advanced PD and its role in the progression over time.

Objectives:

The primary objective is to establish the relationship between cognitive impairment and cholinergic neurodegeneration in de novo PD patients, by studying cholinergic imaging using [ 18 F]Fluoroethoxy-Benzovesamicol ([18F]FEOBV) positron emission tomography (PET) and neuropsychological performance over time.

Secondary objectives include: (1) the investigation of possible predictive factors using optical coherence tomography and (2) to determine the relative contributions of PD diagnosis and dopaminergic medication use to the changes in microbiota composition observed in PD patients.

Study design:

At baseline patients will undergo the following investigations and questionnaires: Demographics, detailed medical history, neuropsychological assessment, imaging including MRI brain, dopaminergic Fluoro-18-L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (18F-FDOPA) and cholinergic FEOBV PET, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and microbiota composition. At one year follow-up subjects will undergo motor-, neuropsychological, and microbiota assessment. At 3 year follow up baseline measurements will be repeated in its entirety with the exception of the genetic and gastrointestinal assessments.

Study population:

150 de novo PD patients, recruited from the neurological practices in the northern area of the Netherlands and healthy control subjects. Healthy age-,sex- and constipation-matched controls will be assessed on microbiota composition

Assessment and endpoints related to gastroenterological assessment have been approved under a separate research protocol (NL61123.042.17 - CCMO) and has been officially linked to the overall protocol.

Keywords
Parkinson Disease, Treatment naive, Cognition, PET imaging, Acetylcholine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ophthalmology, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Genetic subtyping
Medical subject headings
Parkinson Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT04180865
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Parkinson's disease patients150 de novo treatment naive Parkinson's disease patients.
Healthy control subjects150 Healthy sex- and age-matched controls, also matched according to presence and severity of constipation, serving as a control group for microbiome composition analyses.

What is being measured

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

  1. [18F]FEOBV PET

    Cortical and subcortical cholinergic innervation as measured by [18F] FEOBV PET imaging

    Measured: Baseline

Secondary outcomes (22)
  1. Cognitive screening

    General cognitive performance will be assessed using a cognitive screening; the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA). The MOCA test covers the important cognitive domains including memory, attention, executive function, language and visuospatial abilities, resulting in one total score of cognitive performance. MOCA score ranges between 0 and 30, with higher scores representing better performance.

    Measured: baseline

  2. Memory performance

    Memory performance will be calculated as an average Z-score of two cognitive tests; the Rey auditory verbal learning test for measuring verbal memory and the location learning test for measuring visual memory. Based on established normative data, a z-score for each test outcome will be calculated, representing performance compared to an age-, gender- and educational level-matched control group. A Z-score of 0 (zero) represents a performance similar to the normative data. A positive z-score represents better performance, while a negative z-score represents worse performance. There is no minimum or maximum z-score. These z-scores from both tests will be averages to form one outcome measurement representing memory performance.

    Measured: baseline

  3. Attention and working memory performance

    Attention performance will be calculated as an average Z-score of three cognitive tests; the Stroop color-word test, the digit span and the Vienna test system reaction time measurement. Based on established normative data, a z-score for each test outcome will be calculated, representing performance compared to an age-, gender- and educational level-matched control group. A Z-score of 0 (zero) represents a performance similar to the normative data. A positive z-score represents better performance, while a negative z-score represents worse performance. There is no minimum or maximum z-score. These z-scores from all three tests will be averages to form one outcome measurement representing attention performance.

    Measured: baseline

  4. Executive function performance

    Executive function performance will be calculated as an average Z-score of four cognitive tests; the trail making test, the Wisconsin card sorting test, the Hayling Sentence completion test and the letter fluency test. Based on established normative data, a z-score for each test outcome will be calculated, representing performance compared to an age-, gender- and educational level-matched control group. A Z-score of 0 (zero) represents a performance similar to the normative data. A positive z-score represents better performance, while a negative z-score represents worse performance. There is no minimum or maximum z-score. These z-scores from all tests will be averages to form one outcome measurement representing executive performance.

    Measured: baseline

  5. Visouspatial abilities

    Cognitive visuospatial abilities will be calculated as an average Z-score of two cognitive tests; the Judgement of line orientation and the Map search subtest of the test of everyday attention. Based on established normative data, a z-score for each test outcome will be calculated, representing performance compared to an age-, gender- and educational level-matched control group. A Z-score of 0 (zero) represents a performance similar to the normative data. A positive z-score represents better performance, while a negative z-score represents worse performance. There is no minimum or maximum z-score. These z-scores from all tests will be averages to form one outcome measurement representing visuospatial abilities.

    Measured: baseline

  6. Language performance

    Language performance will be calculated as an average Z-score of two cognitive tests; the Boston Naming test and the verbal fluency test. Based on established normative data, a z-score for each test outcome will be calculated, representing performance compared to an age-, gender- and educational level-matched control group. A Z-score of 0 (zero) represents a performance similar to the normative data. A positive z-score represents better performance, while a negative z-score represents worse performance. There is no minimum or maximum z-score. These z-scores from all tests will be averages to form one outcome measurement representing language performance.

    Measured: baseline

  7. Social cognition

    Social cognition abilities will be represented as a z-score calculated from the performance on the FEEST; Facial Expression of Emotion Stimuli and tests. Based on established normative data, a z-score of the test outcome will be calculated, representing performance compared to an age-, gender- and educational level-matched control group. A Z-score of 0 (zero) represents a performance similar to the normative data. A positive z-score represents better performance, while a negative z-score represents worse performance. There is no minimum or maximum z-score. These z-scores from the FEEST test represents social cognition performance.

    Measured: baseline

  8. Brain grey matter volume

    Grey matter volume as measured by structural MRI.

    Measured: Baseline, 3 year follow-up

  9. resting state functional MRI

    resting state functional MRI

    Measured: Baseline, 3 year follow-up

  10. MRI: Arterial spin labeling

    cerebral blood perfusion as measured by arterial spin labeling MRI

    Measured: Baseline, 3 year follow-up

  11. MRI: Diffusion weighted image

    White matter assessment as measured by diffusion weighted image

    Measured: Baseline, 3 year follow-up

  12. MRI: susceptibility weighted image

    Brain hemorrhage and iron storage as measured by susceptibility weighted image

    Measured: Baseline, 3 year follow-up

  13. Optical Coherence tomography

    Imaging of the retinal cell layers

    Measured: Baseline and 3 year follow-up

  14. fecal zonulin

    fecal zonulin as one of the measures of intestinal wall permeability

    Measured: baseline

  15. Microbiota composition

    Taxonomic classification of gut microbiota composition based on 16s ribosomal RNA-gene sequencing.

    Measured: Baseline and 1 year follow-up

  16. fecal alpha1-antitrypsin

    fecal alpha1-antitrypsin as one of the measures of intestinal wall permeability

    Measured: baseline

  17. serum zonulin

    serum zonulin as one of the measures of intestinal wall permeability

    Measured: baseline

  18. serum lipopolysaccharide binding protein

    serum lipopolysaccharide binding protein as one of the measures of intestinal wall permeability

    Measured: baseline

  19. multi-sugar urinary excretion test

    multi-sugar urinary excretion test as one of the measures of intestinal wall permeability

    Measured: baseline

  20. Genetic subtyping

    Saliva samples will be collected for clinical-genetic subtyping based on genome wide single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis using the Illumina Screening Array (GSA-MD)

    Measured: Baseline

  21. Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale III

    Motor assessment measured by the Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale III, a scale describing motor performance specific for patients with Parkinson's disease. Score between 0 and 72, with a higher score indicating more severe motor impairment.

    Measured: Baseline, 1 year follow-up, 3 year follow-up

  22. Change in [18F] FEOBV PET over 3 years

    Change in cortical and subcortical cholinergic innervation over a time period of 3 years, as measured by baseline and follow-up [18F] FEOBV

    Measured: baseline, 3 year follow up

Timeline

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

  1. First posted29 Nov 2019
  2. Study start1 Oct 2017
  3. Primary completion1 Oct 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Oct 2023 (estimated)

Resources

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
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
150 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04180865
Sponsor's protocol ID
201700171
Other IDs
NL60540.042.17
Acronym
DUPARC
Status last verified
Nov 2019
First submitted
4 Nov 2019
Last updated
29 Nov 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Chrysou A, Heikka T, van der Zee S, Boertien JM, Jansonius NM, van Laar T. Reduced Thickness of the Retina in de novo Parkinson's Disease Shows A Distinct Pattern, Different from Glaucoma. J Parkinsons Dis. 2024;14(3):507-519. doi: 10.3233/JPD-223481.

    PubMed 38517802
  • Boertien JM, van der Zee S, Chrysou A, Gerritsen MJJ, Jansonius NM, Spikman JM, van Laar T; PPNN Study Group. Study protocol of the DUtch PARkinson Cohort (DUPARC): a prospective, observational study of de novo Parkinson's disease patients for the identification and validation of biomarkers for Parkinson's disease subtypes, progression and pathophysiology. BMC Neurol. 2020 Jun 13;20(1):245. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01811-3.

    PubMed 32534583

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Parkinson Disease, run by University Medical Center Groningen at 1 site in Netherlands.

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 1 inclusion and 15 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 29 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Netherlands. 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 Teus van Laar, MD PhD (+31503612400, t.van.laar@umcg.nl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

[18F]FEOBV PET (time frame: Baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04180865, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 29 Nov 2019; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 31 Oct 2026.

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