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Anterior cingulate cortex activation for Parkinson's Disease

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Natalie Ebner, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Florida
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Inclusion Criteria: Young adults
aged 18-35 years of age
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline; day 8
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will use MRI to study how different types of processing affect the brain, and whether benefits can be seen in young and old adults, as well as PD patients.

Eligible Conditions
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Aging
  • Emotions

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline; day 8
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline; day 8 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in BOLD signal response

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Parkinson Disease GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will receive rt-fMRI training to increase anterior cingulate cortex activation.
Group II: Healthy Younger GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will receive rt-fMRI training to increase anterior cingulate cortex activation.
Group III: Healthy Older GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will receive rt-fMRI training to increase anterior cingulate cortex activation.
Group IV: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will receive rt-fMRI training to increase primary auditory cortex activation.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Anterior cingulate cortex activation
2019
N/A
~50

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of FloridaLead Sponsor
1,333 Previous Clinical Trials
714,545 Total Patients Enrolled
Florida Department of HealthOTHER_GOV
28 Previous Clinical Trials
12,997 Total Patients Enrolled
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)NIH
316 Previous Clinical Trials
390,607 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many total participants are enrolled in this experiment?

"That is correct, the clinicaltrial.gov website has information revealing that the study is currently looking for individuals to participate. The posting went up on April 1st, 2019 and was updated on June 10th, 2022. So far, 1 site has recruited 226 people."

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If a person is over the age of 35, are they still qualified to participate in this research?

"This specific trial requires that patients be between 18-100 years old, which 33 other trials also require. However, there are 749 clinical trials that have an age limit of 65+."

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Can more people still join this test program?

"That is accurate. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov affirms that this study is still recruiting patients. This trial was first posted on April 1st, 2019 and was most recently updated on June 10th, 2022. There is a goal to enroll 226 individuals at a single location."

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~8 spots leftby Mar 2025