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NCT Number: NCT03383497

The Clinical Profile of Parkinson Disease in Egypt

Multi-center, retrospective observational cohort study in 4 tertiary referral centers in Cairo over the period from 2004 to 2016.

Study population. including all patients with idiopathic Parkinson disease attending. Patients were diagnosed in accordance to the United Kingdom - Parkinson Disease Society Brain Bank criteria.

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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

25 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

Retrospective, observational study that involve Medical Record Review (MRR). Data extraction and collection from medical records was organized through an electronic structured data collection form by two of authors (H.S and N.S).

The abstraction documents included; patient's age, sex, family history, age at onset, type and side of motor symptoms onset, associated non-motor manifestations. Moreover; management plan, drug history, outcome and disease progression were also verified and recorded.

During medical record reviewing (MRR); any missing documentation or poorly recorded information was managed by deleting the case.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients with Parkinsonian syndromes

Exclusion criteria

  • Records with missing operationalized variables from patient records

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. time to L-Dopa start

    Time frame: 6 - 12 months

    The time to L-Dopa start from symptoms onset in relation to time of Diagnosis

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Clinical Profile of Parkinson Disease in Egypt: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Dec 26, 2017
Registry last updated
Dec 26, 2017

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