A Study of the Sense of Smell in Relatives of Parkinson's Disease Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonian Syndrome

In brief

In this study, individuals complete and return a mail survey, specifically a 40 item scratch and sniff smell test.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00096876

Run by

Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders

People needed

600

Starts

2004-10-01

Expected to finish

2008-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-04-03

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subject must be a first-degree relative of a PD patient with diagnosis confirmed by a movement disorders specialist at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
• Subject must not carry a diagnosis of PD or other neurodegenerative disorder
• Subject must be either at least 50 years old or within 10 years of the age of onset of their affected relative
• Subject must be a non-smoker
• Subject must have no other known reason for abnormal olfaction (e.g. nasal trauma)

Where it is running

• Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.