A Pilot Study of a Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Device for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Status: | Completed |
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Conditions: | Parkinsons Disease |
Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 18 - Any |
Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
Start Date: | May 2014 |
End Date: | September 2014 |
This is a single-center, unblinded trial without placebo control to evaluate the acute
effects of caloric vestibular stimulation on UPDRS motor scores in Parkinson's Disease
patients.
effects of caloric vestibular stimulation on UPDRS motor scores in Parkinson's Disease
patients.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient should have a UPDRS motor score of 14 (off medication) or higher (mild to
moderate)
- Patient should have a Hoehn & Yahr staging of 1 to 3 (mild to moderate)
- Patient must be an adult (18 years of age or older)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or nursing
- have a history of significant cardiovascular disease (no pacemakers)
- have a history of unstable mood disorder or unstable anxiety disorder or psychosis
- use a hearing aid
- have a cochlear implant
- have been diagnosed with neurological disease other than Parkinson's disease. No
atypical parkinsonism.
- have a diagnosed vestibular dysfunction
- abuse alcohol or other drugs
- have had eye surgery within the previous three months or ear surgery within the
previous six months
- have active ear infections or a perforated tympanic membrane
- have participated in another clinical trial within the last 30 days or are currently
enrolled in another clinical trial
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