NCT04273672Completed
Speech, Linguistic and Acoustic Markers in Parkinson's Disease
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Jun 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The Investigators aim to identify speech and language markers that provide information on cognitive function and predict cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease. The Investigators will administer speech tasks and cognitive assessments to participants with Parkinson's disease and healthy controls. The Investigators will also explore the associations between genetic factors and speech and cognitive status in Parkinson's disease.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 58 (actual)
- First submitted
- 12 Feb 2020
- Start date
- 13 Jan 2020
- Primary completion date
- 1 Sept 2023
- Lead sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT04273672
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Participants enrolled: 58
- From 13 Jan 2020 to the primary completion date, 1 Sept 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Diagnosis of dementia (MoCA \<21)
- Any neurological disorder other than PD
- Severe, unstable psychiatric disorder
- Visual acuity or color vision impairment that would interfere with cognitive testing
- Other voice, speech or swallowing disorders or history of surgery involving palate/nasopharynx/larynx/vocal cords
Age
- Age \< 18
Other
- Adults unable to consent
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
- Non-English speakers
- Deep brain stimulator placement
- Unintelligible speech due to effects of PD
Who the study is looking for
- Parkinson's Disease (or healthy control)
- Disease duration ≥ 2 years
- Mild cognitive impairment or normal cognition
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Worcester | United States | Unknown status |
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