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Risk Factors for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified December 2011 by University of Louisville

First Received on February 1, 2007.   Last Updated on December 8, 2011   History of Changes
Sponsor: University of Louisville
Collaborator: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Information provided by (Responsible Party): Irene Litvan, University of Louisville
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00431301
  Purpose

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is the most common atypical parkinsonian movement disorder. This study will determine the role of specific genetic, occupational and environmental components in the development of PSP by evaluating patients with this disorder and age and gender matched controls.


Condition
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for PSP

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Further study details as provided by University of Louisville:

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples With DNA

DNA will be used for genotyping specific genes of interest related to the disease.


Estimated Enrollment: 1500
Study Start Date: August 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date: August 2012
Detailed Description:

This proposal will determine: (1) if there is an association between PSP and specific genes of interest; (2) if there is an association between PSP and occupational and/or environmental chemical exposures functionally or structurally similar to known parkinsonian toxicants; and (3) if hypertension or traumatic brain injury prior to symptom-onset is associated with PSP. To disentangle the complex etiology of PSP, this case-control multicenter study involves 500 PSP cases, 500 age/gender matched primary controls, and 500 secondary controls for genetic confirmation. Understanding the etiology of PSP may also help explain the causes of other related diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. This multidisciplinary team of movement disorder specialists, epidemiologists, geneticists, biostatisticians, industrial hygienist and toxicologist is well suited to unravel the etiology of PSP.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients with clinically diagnosed Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and healthy controls

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • PSP patients able to visit one of the screening sites for diagnostic confirmation and able to participate in a one hour telephone interview

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No other major neurological disorders
  • Unable to communicate by telephone
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00431301

Contacts
Contact: Christopher Cunningham, Ph.D. 1-866-PSP-0448
Contact: Casey Shepherd, M.P.H. 1-866-PSP-0448

Locations
United States, Alabama
University of Alabama, Birmingham Recruiting
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
Contact: Jenna Smith     205-975-0338        
Principal Investigator: David Standaert, M.D., Ph.D.            
United States, California
UCLA Recruiting
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1759
Contact: Arik Johnson     310-825-4989        
Principal Investigator: Yvette Bordelon, M.D.            
United States, Colorado
University of Colorado Recruiting
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
Contact: Carol Hennessey     720-848-5334        
Principal Investigator: Benzi Kluger, MD            
United States, Georgia
Emory College of Medicine Recruiting
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
Contact: Mary Louise Weeks     404-728-6859        
Principal Investigator: Jorge Juncos, M.D.            
United States, Illinois
Rush University Recruiting
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
Contact: Jean A Jaglin, RN     312-563-2900        
Principal Investigator: Deborah Hall, MD, PhD            
United States, Kansas
University of Kansas Recruiting
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
Contact: Janice Broyles-Gorman     913-588-0683        
Principal Investigator: Richard Dubinsky, MD, MPH            
United States, Kentucky
University of Louisville Recruiting
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
Contact: Chris Cunningham, Ph.D.     866-777-0448        
Contact: Casey Shepherd, M.P.H.     502-852-3655        
Principal Investigator: Irene Litvan, M.D.            
United States, Maryland
University of Maryland Recruiting
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
Contact: Katie Holmes     410-328-4892        
Principal Investigator: Stephen Reich, M.D.            
United States, Ohio
Case Western University Recruiting
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
Contact: David Korosec     216-844-1800        
Principal Investigator: David Riley, M.D.            
Canada, Ontario
University of Toronto Recruiting
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8
Contact: Raquel Subido     416-603-5800 ext 5343        
Principal Investigator: Connie Marras, MD, PhD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Louisville
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Irene Litvan, M.D. University of Louisville
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Responsible Party: Irene Litvan, Principle Investigator, University of Louisville
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00431301     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 1 R01 AG024040-01A2, 1 R01 AG024040-01A2
Study First Received: February 1, 2007
Last Updated: December 8, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Louisville:
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Epidemiology
Case-Control
Genetic
Environmental
Neurodegenerative Disease
Movement Disorders
Atypical Parkinsonism
Parkinson Plus
Steele-Richardson-Olszewski
PSP

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
Paralysis
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Ophthalmoplegia
Ocular Motility Disorders
Cranial Nerve Diseases
Tauopathies
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Eye Diseases
Signs and Symptoms

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