Optimizing Protein Patterns for Skeletal Muscle Preservation and Sleep in the Medical Management of Parkinson Disease

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Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease

In brief

The purpose of this pilot study is to generate preliminary data on the impact of the dietary protein pattern on markers of skeletal muscle health and drug efficacy in Parkinson disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05437640

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

12

Starts

2022-10-01

Expected to finish

2024-11-25

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-22

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD for 5 or more years
• 45 years or older
• On a stable levodopa regimen for 3 or more months
• Self-reported to experience motor fluctuations

You may not qualify if…

• Following a specific diet that would preclude participation
• Renal disease
• Deep brain stimulation
• Known narcolepsy
• Untreated sleep apnea
• Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, will preclude the participant from successfully or safely completing study procedures

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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