Development of a Face Valid Executive Functioning Task

The purpose of this study is to develop a task to measure executive thinking skills that can be performed in a laboratory setting, but has clear parallels to the thinking demands of real life situations, and can be administered to patients such as those with Parkinson's who have difficulty moving.

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Key information

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Parkinson Disease Parkinsonian Disorders Synucleinopathies

Age range

20 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Brief Inclusion Criteria Parkinson's Disease (PD) group:

Must have definite PD
have clear benefit from levodopa

Brief Exclusion Criteria PD Group and Control:

Hx of stroke
Head injury
Visual loss

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

Other

Collaborators

American Parkinson's Disease Association, Inc

Registry information

Acronym: MedTask

Important dates

Study start: 2004
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Jun 11, 2009
Registry last updated: Mar 31, 2022

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