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NCT05471960
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Neuroplasticity in RBD

Sponsor: University of Minnesota

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

REM sleep behavior disorder is a parasomnia that reflects the presence of alpha-synucleinopathy in the brain and is highly predictive of eventual phenoconversion to Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple system atrophy over the course of years to decades. Neuroplastic adaptations in the brain during the prodromal stage of disease are thought to mask the expression of motor and non-motor signs and may substantially delay diagnosis during a potentially critical time window. This study will examine the state and progression (over 30 to 36 months) of neuroplastic changes in the excitability of the motor and prefrontal cortex (using transcranial magnetic stimulation), the structural and functional connectivity of the brain (using highfield, 7T, magnetic resonance imaging), and the relationship of these changes to the expression of motor and neuropsychological signs, in a cohort of individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder and matched controls.

Official title: Neuroplasticity in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

21 Years - 75 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

86

Start Date

2022-08-01

Completion Date

2030-08-01

Last Updated

2025-05-02

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

OTHER

Natural progression over time

Each subject will attend eight testing sessions (MRI scanning, two TMS-motor test visits, two TMS-prefrontal test visits, motor assessments, neuropsychological testing, and overnight sleep testing (polysomnography - PSG).

Locations (1)

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States