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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02206620
Date of registration: 29/07/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
Public title: Effects of Cholinergic Augmentation on Measures of Balance and Gait
Scientific title: Effects of Cholinergic Augmentation on Measures of Balance and Gait
Date of first enrolment: July 2014
Target sample size: 49
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02206620
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Crossover Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     John Nutt, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Oregon Health and Science University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 30 years old or older

- Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease

- Stand unassisted (without use of an assistance device) and walk continuously for at
least 2 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria:

- musculoskeletal disorders that affect standing and walking

- Uncorrected vision disturbance

- Vestibular problems

- Major depression

- Hallucinations or other psychiatric disturbances

- Tachycardia

- Bradycardia

- Arrhythmias

- Peptic ulcer disease

- Use of anticholinergics

- Use of cholinesterase inhibitors

- Use of bladder antispasmodics

- Use of tricyclic antidepressants



Age minimum: 30 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson's Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Donepezil
Primary Outcome(s)
Delta Medio-lateral Postural Sway Range (Foam) [Time Frame: Six weeks]
Delta of the Variability of Stride Time While Walking [Time Frame: Six weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Short-latency Afferent Inhibition is a Marker of Cortical Cholinergic Activity [Time Frame: Six weeks]
Attention Network Test [Time Frame: Six weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
9437
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 14/11/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02206620
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