Mobilise-D: Extension Study

This study is an extension to the Mobilise-D project which aims to develop a real world digital assessment of mobility. This Extension Study will build on the work of the Clinical Validation Study (CVS) to extend the follow-up period of the Parkinson's disease (PD) cohort and to recruit an age matched control cohort. The additional data will for allow for modelling of disease progression in PD over a longer time period and inform on progression in normal ageing.

The Mobilise-D Extension Study is an observational cohort study taking place at five clinical sites across four different countries. The study will recruit up to 411 PD participants from the CVS PD cohort and 240 age and gender matched control participants.

The PD participants will attend a single follow-up visit 36 months after their initial CVS baseline visit. The control participants will attend a baseline visit and a 12-month follow-up visit. All study visits consist of the collection of descriptive, clinical, physical, neuropsychological data. Following each visit, participants are required to wear a body worn sensor for seven days continual monitoring.

A small sample of participants will be invited to take part in a semi-structured interview (Qualitative Sub Study) to better understand participants' experiences of PD symptoms and the impact they have on mobility. The investigators also want to know if the aspects of mobility that are being measured are relevant to people with PD. These interviews will take place face to face or remotely, depending on preference.

Control Cohort:

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 50 years or over
• Able to walk 4 meters independently without walking aids
• Anticipated availability for 12 months.
• Ability to consent and comply with any study specific procedures.
• Willingness to wear a wearable sensor for mobility monitoring
• Able to read and write in first language in the respective country

Exclusion criteria

• Occurrence of any of the following within 3 months prior to informed consent: myocardial infarction, hospitalization for unstable angina, stroke, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy device (CRTD), active treatment for cancer or other malignant disease, uncontrolled congestive heart disease (NYHA class >3), acute psychosis or major psychiatric disorders or continued substance abuse, other neurological or orthopaedic impairment that significantly impacts on gait
• Patients with a clinical diagnosis of PD, COPD, proximal hip fracture or MS
• History of dementia/significant cognitive impairment, or movement disorder (including essential tremor)

PD Cohort

Inclusion criteria

• Participant in the Mobilise-D Clinical Validation Study (CVS) PD Cohort - see below.

CVS PD Cohort:

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 18 or over
• Patients with the clinical diagnosis of PD according to the recent criteria of the Movement Disorder Society
• Hoehn & Yahr stage I-III

Exclusion criteria

• History consistent with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), atypical parkinsonian syndromes (including multiple system atrophy or progressive supranuclear palsy, diagnosed according to accepted criteria)
• Repeated strokes or stepwise progression of symptoms, leading to a diagnosis of 'vascular parkinsonism'
• Drug-induced Parkinsonism