MRI scans reveal brain changes behind movement problems in Parkinson's
NCT ID NCT04904068
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study used MRI scans to look at brain activity in people with Parkinson's disease while they moved their arms and legs. The goal was to understand how the brain changes affect motor symptoms. 40 people took part, including those with Parkinson's and healthy volunteers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Finished
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Aug 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Open to local community as well as residents in DE or other nearby states willing to travel to the University of Delaware for the study.
- Ages
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45 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * A clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease * No neurological disorders if interested in participating as a control participant * Must be capable of providing informed consent * Must be eligible to receive a brain MRI Exclusion Criteria: * A secondary movement disorder diagnosis in addition to Parkinson's disease * Dementia * Medical conditions that may make one ineligible for receiving a brain MRI * Inability to provide informed consent * Control/healthy group: neurological disorders * Control/healthy group: cannot walk without an assistive device/mobility problems
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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