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Studying Automatic Movements in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

NCT00063661 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2008-03-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Parkinson's disease patients usually have difficulty making automatic movements. Automatic movements are movements people often make without conscious thought.

The purpose of this study is to investigate regions of the brain that affect automatic movements and to understand the movements of Parkinson's patients. Investigators hope this knowledge will lead to better treatment for the disease.

Thirty participants will be enrolled in this study. Each will give a medical history and undergo a brief physical exam. Participants will have two MRI scans, each lasting approximately 1.5 hours. During these scans, they may be asked to move their right or left hands or to remember some letters that they have been shown. Before undergoing the second scan, participants will be asked to practice the tasks until they can perform them correctly.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    lead NIH

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-06-30
Completion
2005-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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