Parkinson's study probes blood Pressure's role in brain function
NCT ID NCT06252376
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to understand how blood pressure changes when standing up affect thinking abilities and brain blood flow in people with Parkinson's disease. Researchers planned to compare participants with and without orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure upon standing) using cognitive tests and brain monitoring. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
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Not a phased trial
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Aug 2025
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Aug 2029
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Other sponsor
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) using the Movement Disorders Society (MDS) Clinical Diagnostic Criteria (Postuma, 2015) * Age least 50 years old * Hoehn \& Yahr (H\&Y) stages I to III (early to moderate stage PD) * Proficiency in the English language (native English speaker level) Exclusion Criteria: * Any involuntary movements (i.e., tremor or dyskinesia) greater than 3 cm in amplitude, since the motion artifact can interfere with BP monitor cuff * Taking antihypertensive medications or alpha-adrenergic blocking medications since these can cause hypotension. * Dementia (including PD dementia (Emre, 2007) characterized by either Dementia Rating Scale 2 (DRS-2) score) 124 or less or clinical evidence of impaired instrumental activities of daily living * History of deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery * Any unstable, active medical problem, e.g., decompensated heart failure, liver failure, etc. * Moderate or severe carotid artery stenosis (according to North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) criteria (Ferguson, 1999) * History of cerebral infarction or hemorrhage * Uncontrolled diabetes or any other systemic disease that causes autonomic failure * Any terminal illness with life expectancy less than 2 years * Illiteracy * Impairment of hearing or vision that is not corrected by devices (e.g., hearing aids or glasses) * Currently pregnant (will be confirmed with a urine pregnancy screening test in people of child-bearing potential) * Any other condition, which, in the opinion of the investigator, could place the participant at increased risk (e.g., substance abuse)
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