Parkinson's Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this research study is to design, implement, and clinically assess a portable, user worn system for monitoring Parkinson's disease (PD) motor symptoms. The current standard in evaluating symptoms is the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), a subjective, qualitative ranking system. The main goal of this research is to develop a quantitative system, Kinesia HomeView, to assess tremor as well as different features of bradykinesia in a home based system which can capture those symptom changes over the course of a day and aid in evaluating treatment protocol efficacy.
Interventions
DEVICEKinesia HomeView
Quantifies motor symptom severity in the home
Sponsors
University of Cincinnati
Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Inc.
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to follow the required clinical instruction * Subjects with cognitive impairments that would prohibit them from properly using the Kinesia HomeView system * Subjects without the cognitive ability to respond to researchers and let them know when any parameters of the study may become uncomfortable * Subjects found on examination by our clinicians to have any physical limitations which would be counter productive to participation in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| UPDRS | Every 4 weeks |
| PDQ-39 | Every 4 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed