Light Therapy Intervention in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Parkinson Disease
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
50 – 80
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
20 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Delaware · Other
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About This Trial
The study looks to investigate the effects that light therapy delivered to the frontal cortex could have on Parkinson's disease related symptoms ( both cognitive and motor). The therapy is a non invasive technique that deliverers low level wavelength light to the front part of the head for 12 minutes. for this study the therapy will be done 3 times a week for 6 weeks. To measure the potential effe…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Parkinson disease Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who are unable to comply with study visit/testing requirements (e.g. participants who cannot go off PD medication for the pre-, post-, and 3-month assessments). 2. Participants who are unable to provide c…
Contacts

Sara Penuela, PhD student

9739740120

penuelas@udel.edu

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Roxana Burciu, PhD, Associative Professor

rgburciu@udel.edu

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