Counterfactual Thinking and Decision-making in Parkinson's Disease (CT_PD)

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Counterfactual Inference Test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05756543

21C129

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this research is to verify the ability of counterfactual thinking about medical decisions in individuals affected by Parkinson's Disease when compared to healthy individuals.

Enrollment: 102 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, according to the medical assessment performed by trained neurologists.

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, according to the clinical assessment;
• Concurrent neurological, neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism), motor, and/or psychiatric disorders;
• Dementia, according to the clinical/neuropsychological assessment.

Trial design

102 participants in 2 patient groups

Cases

Description:

Individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease consecutively recruited at the beginning of rehabilitative treatment at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Giuseppe Hospital (Italy). Concurrent neurological, neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism), motor or psychiatric disorders were exclusion criteria.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Counterfactual Inference Test

Controls

Description:

Age-matched healthy individuals recruited outside the hospital through personal contacts of the researchers and word-of-mouth.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Counterfactual Inference Test