The Effects of Nicotine Chewing Gum in Parkinson's Disease

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Conditions studied: Low Blood Pressure, Parkinsons Disease

In brief

The objective of this experiment is: To determine if nicotine chewing gum will improve acute episodes of orthostatic hypotension in PD subjects.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02452125

Run by

New York Institute of Technology

People needed

10

Starts

2015-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-28

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• a diagnosis of PD
• a diastolic BP less than 90 mmHg
• and/or a systolic BP lower than 100mHg.

You may not qualify if…

• current tobacco users in all forms of tobacco
• severe dysphasia (difficulty swallowing)
• previous tobacco users who might be at risk for re-addiction.

Where it is running

• New York Institute of Technology — Old Westbury, New York, United States

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