Brain scans unlock Parkinson's walking mystery

NCT ID NCT05459753

Summary

This study aims to understand how changes in specific brain chemicals over time relate to walking difficulties, balance problems, and cognitive changes in people with Parkinson's disease. Researchers will use special brain scans (PET imaging) at the start of the study and again two years later in about 125 participants with Parkinson's or related conditions. The goal is to gather knowledge about the brain's role in these symptoms to inform future treatments, not to test a new therapy directly.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Michigan - Michigan Medicine

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States

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