The CloudUPDRS Smartphone Software in Parkinson's Study. (CUSSP)

University College London (UCL)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Parkinson's Disease

Treatments: Other: Clinical assessment; Device: CloudUPDRS smartphone software assessment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02937324

16/0062

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compares the validity and usability of smartphone software for home monitoring of symptoms and signs in Parkinson's disease as compared to the current clinical gold standard - the Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating Scale.

Full description

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition, which when treated can result in fluctuating motor activity - sometimes too much movement, sometimes too little.

A series of tests, run on a smartphone, will be used to evaluate the motor signs of Parkinson's and related to a clinical evaluation based on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale. 60 participants will be recruited.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosed with probable idiopathic Parkinson's Disease according to Brain Bank criteria (Gibb and Lees, 1988).
2. Over 18 years old.
3. Achieve >20/30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA).
4. They must have been on the current Parkinson's Disease medication schedule for at least a week and have no plans to change this during the period of testing.
5. They must have the capacity to consent to take part in the study.
6. They must be able to understand English to the level of being able to operate the phone software, follow its instructions and be able to answer the study questions.

Exclusion criteria

1. Acute medical illness.
2. Any other co-morbidity that in the opinion of the Investigator may preclude their participation in the study.
3. Unable to consent to the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Clinical Assessment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Motor assessment will be performed by a clinician using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale.

Treatment:

Other: Clinical assessment

Smartphone assessment

Experimental group

Description:

CloudUPDRS smartphone software assessment will be performed.

Treatment:

Device: CloudUPDRS smartphone software assessment