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Role of Deep Brain Stimulation on Social Cognition in Parkinsonian Patients

Functioning of the Mirror Neurons System in Parkinson's Disease and Its Impact on the Social Cognition

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03004573
Enrollment
28
Registered
2016-12-29
Start date
2017-03-14
Completion date
2019-12-13
Last updated
2020-02-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Keywords

Parkinson Disease, emotional recognition, Deep Brain Stimulation

Brief summary

Parkinson's disease (PD) is usually responsible of cognitive and behavioral non-motor signs with a major impact on the quality of life. Social cognition is a complex system relying on emotion recognition (neurons mirror system, NMS), the theory of mind (with its two parts: emotional and cognitive), but also on the social and cultural environment and the personal history. The first step in this model is represented by the NMS, which seems to be altered in PD patients for both positive and negative emotions as shown in our preliminary study. The investigator purpose is to investigate the role of the treatment (levodopa and deep brain stimulation) on the functioning of the NMS.

Interventions

OTHERNeuropsychological detailed tests with focus on social cognition

MATTIS, MOCA, BREF, Light points test, PDQ39

Sponsors

Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Parkinson's disease with motor fluctuations and dyskinesias receiving deep-brain stimulation * Social insurance

Exclusion criteria

* No affiliation to the social insurance * Patients under guardianship

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
variation of the emotional recognition score (point lights test) before deep brain surgeryBaseline
variation of the emotional recognition score (point lights test) after deep brain surgery1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
PDQ39 score (Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire)1 yearQuality of Life
MATTIS (dementia rating scale) score1 yearGlobal cognition. The Clinical Dementia Rating or CDR is a numeric scale used to quantify the severity of symptoms of dementia

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026