Parkinson Disease, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Synucleinopathies
Conditions
Brief summary
To investigate whether a year of rasagiline may reduce the progression from idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) to Parkinson's disease (PD).
Interventions
1 mg rasagiline
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* PSG confirmed RBD with subtle motor symptoms (4≤MDS-UPDRS-III≤10 at baseline) * no clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease or dementia at baseline * age 30-75 * no concomitant or previous use of any other anti-parkinson medications * provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* diagnosed with secondary parkinsonism (eg., drug-induced, vascular, psychogenic) * secondary RBD (eg., drug-induced, immune-mediated) * nervous system comorbidities (eg., stroke, epilepsy, encephalitis) * severe psychiatric comorbidities * allergic to rasagiline * severe systemic diseases (eg., end-stage kidney disease, liver failure)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Disease-free survival time | 3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | Not diagnosed as any of the synucleinopathies (Parkinson's disease; dementia with lewy body; multiple system atrophy) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MDS-UPDRS-III | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | — |
| MoCA | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | — |
| MMSE | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | — |
| HAMA | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | — |
| Striatal dopaminergic innervation | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | Striatal binding ratio from DAT-Scan |
| RBDQ-HK | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | — |
| PSQI | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | — |
| PDQ39 | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | — |
| SCOPA-AUT | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | — |
| HAMD | 0-3 years after starting rasagiline treatment | — |