A Pilot Study of a Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Device for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease



Status:Completed
Conditions:Parkinsons Disease
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:May 2014
End Date:September 2014

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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.


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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Durham, North Carolina
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