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Expectation and Response to Levodopa and Acupuncture in Parkinson's Disease

NCT00692328 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 63

Last updated 2015-05-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To investigate how levodopa and acupuncture affect fatigue and muscle function in people who suffer from Parkinson's disease. Subjects may choose to participate in levodopa or acupuncture part, or both. Study procedures include an exercise protocol, transcranial magnetic stimulation (a non-invasive type of brain stimulation that cause small muscle twitch), a blood draw, and personality surveys.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Levodopa or acupuncture

Comparison of subject expectancy of receiving levodopa or acupuncture.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jou-Shin Lou, MD, PhD · Oregon Health and Science University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-08-31
Primary Completion
2007-02-28
Completion
2007-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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