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ParkinsonSensoMo-PDNCT05713721

Sensorimotor Integration in Monogenic Parkinson-dystonia Syndromes

An observational study of Parkinson and Dystonia, run by University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein at 1 site in Germany.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Hereditary Parkinson and dystonia syndromes are rare, as are people who carry the predisposition for Parkinson or dystonia but do not have symptoms. It is particularly important to study these people because they are a good model for understanding the development of common non-hereditary Parkinson's and dystonia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 100 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Parkinson, Dystonia, DYT3
What is being tested?
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Video-based clinical examination and 24 hours drug withdrawal of dopaminergic medication
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
120 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
1 Jan 2023to 31 Dec 2024
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 100 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: We will include symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers of pathogenic variants in the Parkin, PINK1, GCH1, or TAF1 gene, and sex- and age-matched healthy controls.

Who may be able to join

  • Pathogenic Parkin, PINK1, GCH1, or TAF1 gene variant
  • Age >18 years
  • Informed consent
  • No movement disorder
  • Age >18 years
  • Informed consent
  • No medication with influences on the central nervous system

Who cannot join

  • Age <18 years
  • Pregnancy
  • Epilepsy
  • Medication that reduces the seizure threshold

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Institute of Systems Motor Science Lübeck

    Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23562

    Anne Weissbach, MD, +49 451 3101 8219, anne.weissbach@neuro.uni-luebeck.de

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: SensoMo-PD: Sensorimotor Integration in Monogenic Parkinson-dystonia Syndromes

Hereditary Parkinson and dystonia syndromes are rare, as are people who carry the predisposition for Parkinson or dystonia but do not have symptoms. It is particularly important to study these people because they are a good model for understanding the development of common non-hereditary Parkinson's and dystonia. To do this, the investigators want to look at how the brain works and how different areas of the brain communicate with each other. The investigators want to identify differences in brain regions connecting perception and action between mutation carriers that develop clinical symptoms and those who stay healthy in different subgroups of inherited Parkinson-dystonia syndromes. Mutation carriers with and without symptoms of three different inherited Parkinson-dystonia syndromes will be investigated at their homes with the help of a mobile examination unit. To detect even subtle signs, which the mutation carriers might not even be aware of, the investigators will use a detailed video-based and -documented movement examination and a non-invasive magnetic stimulation technique that investigates how a sensory, i.e., electrical stimulus can influence the motor response in a hand muscle. Our study will allow the investigators, on the one hand, to define specific markers that protect some mutation carriers from having clinical symptoms and, on the other hand, to identify neurophysiological characteristics that all mutation carriers share whether or not they have clinical symptoms. These are important information for a better understanding of the basis of these disorders and for the development of new treatment strategies, which can also be transferred to genetically-undefined Parkinson's and dystonia syndromes. Through this study, large groups of mutation carriers that have received an in-depth clinical and neurophysiological examination and can be investigated longitudinally in future studies will be build up.

Read the detailed description

Monogenic Parkinson-dystonia syndromes are rare but very valuable model disorders for genetically undefined syndromes, as their genetic cause, i.e., pathogenic gene variants, have been identified. For certain subtypes, even the neuroanatomical basis was discovered. Despite the different genetic and anatomical characteristics, a strong clinical overlap was reported between PARK-Parkin/PARK-PINK1, DYT/PARK-GCH1, and DYT/PARK-TAF1.

Interestingly, previous research in these different Parkinson-dystonia syndromes suggests a distinct pattern of neurophysiological alterations within the primary motor and premotor-motor network for each syndrome. Even asymptomatic, heterozygous mutation carriers, show abnormalities within neurophysiological and in addition, functional, metabolic, and structural imaging studies.

In general, a better clinical and neurophysiological evaluation of asymptomatic compared to symptomatic mutation carriers and healthy controls across subgroups is warranted. However, the number of mutation carriers per subgroup is limited and some are unable to travel to Lübeck to participate in research. To increase the participant size, in addition to the examination in our neurophysiological laboratory, the investigators want to visit and investigate some mutation carriers in their home environment with a mobile examination unit. In this regard, the transcranial magnetic stimulation paradigm of short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI) is of great interest as it can reliably capture the effects of sensory input (median nerve stimulation) on motor output (MEP amplitude) without complex neuronavigation. Additionally, a video-based clinical examination will be performed, which will be rated offline in a blinded fashion by movement disorder specialists to correlate SAI with symptom severity.

Therefore, the proposed project will, for the first time, allow a direct comparison of sensorimotor integration deficits in correlation to clinical signs between three different monogenic Parkinson-dystonia syndromes. Furthermore, contrasting the findings between asymptomatic and symptomatic mutation carriers will help, on the one hand, to draw conclusions on potential protective markers, and on the other hand, to identify neurophysiological endophenotypes. Furthermore, successful completion of the project will generate clinically well-defined monogenic subgroups with particular sensorimotor abnormalities, who can serve as model disorders in further research projects that aim to characterize sensorimotor deficit in a cognitive framework and in a longitudinal fashion.

Being tested
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Video-based clinical examination, 24 hours drug withdrawal of dopaminergic medication, Evaluation of deep brain stimulation
Keywords
Dystonia, Parkinson's, Parkinson-dystonia, GCH1, Parkin, PINK1, TAF1, XDP, X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism
Medical subject headings
Dystonia, Dystonic Disorders, Parkinson Disease, Dystonia 3, Torsion, X-Linked

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)Device

    TMS over the left primary motor cortex will be performed. To investigate sensorimotor integration, an electrical stimulus on the right index finger will precede the TMS pulse.

  • Video-based clinical examinationOther

    A standardized neurological examination will be performed and video taped. The videos will be rated by movement disorder specialists, wo are blinded for the symptom and mutation status of the participants.

  • 24 hours drug withdrawal of dopaminergic medicationOther

    Examinations will be done under chronic dopaminergic treatment and after a 24 hours dopaminergic drug withdrawal.

  • Evaluation of deep brain stimulationOther

    Examinations will be done before and after implantation of deep brain stimulation (clinically optimal stimulation vs. switched off stimulation)

Study groups in NCT05713721
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SMC DYT/PARK-TAF1Symptomatic mutation carriers (SMC) of the TAF1 gene, which is associated with X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism, will be examined.
Receives: Device: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Other: Video-based clinical examination; Other: 24 hours drug withdrawal of dopaminergic medication; Other: Evaluation of deep brain stimulation
AMC DYT/PARK-TAF1Asymptomatic mutation carriers (AMC) of the TAF1 gene will be examined.
Receives: Device: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Other: Video-based clinical examination
SMC DYT/PARK-GCH1Symptomatic mutation carriers (SMC) of the GCH1 gene, which is associated with dopa-responsive Dystonia, will be examined.
Receives: Device: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Other: Video-based clinical examination; Other: 24 hours drug withdrawal of dopaminergic medication
AMC DYT/PARK-GCH1Asymptomatic mutation carriers (AMC) of the GCH1 gene will be examined.
Receives: Device: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Other: Video-based clinical examination
SMC PARK-Parkin/PARK-PINK1Symptomatic mutation carriers (SMC) of the Parkin or PINK1 genes, which is associated with Parkinsonism, will be examined.
Receives: Device: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Other: Video-based clinical examination; Other: 24 hours drug withdrawal of dopaminergic medication
AMC PARK-Parkin/PARK-PINK1Asymptomatic mutation carriers (SMC) of the Parkin or PINK1 genes will be examined.
Receives: Device: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Other: Video-based clinical examination
Control groupA healthy control group will be examined.
Receives: Device: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Other: Video-based clinical examination

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Contrast sensorimotor integration in patients with three different monogenic Parkinson-dystonia syndromes.

    Transcranial magnetic stimulation (short-latency afferent inhibition)

    Measured: Two timepoints (if applicable): With chronic dopaminergic medication vs. 24h drug withdrawal OR before and after deep brain stimulation implantation

  2. Define whether asymptomatic mutation carriers show abnormalities in sensorimotor integration and clinical signs of Parkinson and dystonia upon video examination.

    Video based clinical examination

    Measured: One timepoint

  3. Correlate clinical symptom severity with changes in sensorimotor integration.

    Transcranial magnetic stimulation (short-latency afferent inhibition) and Video based clinical examination

    Measured: Two timepoints (patients) or one timepoint (asymptomatic mutation carriers and healthy control participants)

  4. Evaluate treatment effects on sensorimotor integration, e.g., for PARK-Parkin/PARK-PINK1 and DYT/PARK-GCH1 chronic dopaminergic medication and for DYT/PARK-TAF1 deep brain stimulation effects.

    Transcranial magnetic stimulation (short-latency afferent inhibition)

    Measured: Two timepoints (if applicable): With chronic dopaminergic medication vs. 24h drug withdrawal OR before and after deep brain stimulation implantation

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Feb 2023
  2. Study start1 Jan 2023
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2024 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
120 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05713721
Sponsor's protocol ID
MJFF-022062
Acronym
SensoMo-PD
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
27 Jan 2023
Last updated
23 Jun 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Parkinson and Dystonia, run by University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jun 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Anne Weissbach, MD (+49 451 3101 8219, anne.weissbach@neuro.uni-luebeck.de), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Contrast sensorimotor integration in patients with three different monogenic Parkinson-dystonia syndromes. (time frame: Two timepoints (if applicable): With chronic dopaminergic medication vs. 24h drug withdrawal OR before and after deep brain stimulation implantation). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jun 2023.

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