Parkinson's Patients' hospital stays under the microscope
NCT ID NCT07439926
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at over 2,500 people with Parkinson's disease who were admitted to the hospital through the emergency room. Researchers wanted to find the main reasons for these hospital stays and compare them to people of the same age without Parkinson's. The goal was to understand what makes Parkinson's patients more vulnerable and what factors worsen their health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help doctors better understand and prevent the common reasons people with Parkinson's end up in the hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It describes patterns but does not test any new therapy, so it cannot directly improve patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,580 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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
Adult patients with or without Parkinson's disease admitted to the emergency departments of the 39 APHP hospitals in France between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023. N.B. APHP: Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris/ Public Assistance Of the Paris Hospitals.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * patients with and without a history of neurodegenerative parkinsonian disorders, identified through ICD-10 inpatient coding (codes 'G20', 'G21', 'G22', 'G231', 'G232', 'G233', and 'F023') * patients who were hospitalised in one of the 39 AP-HP hospitals via an emergency department for a minimum duration of 24 hours Exclusion Criteria: * patients admitted to the emergency room for less than 24 hours
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital Avicenne
Bobigny, Île-de-France Region, 93000, France
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