Clinical Trial: The Association of Neurotoxin Exposure with Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism in World War II Veterans and Other Men


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The Association of Neurotoxin Exposure with Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism in World War II Veterans and Other Men

This study is currently recruiting patients.

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs

Purpose

This program aims to investigate factors associated with development of parkinsonism or idiopathic Parkinson's Disease in an ongoing cohort of patients established in 1965 who are currently undergoing their sixth examination.

Condition
Parkinson's Disease

MedlinePlus related topics: Parkinson's Disease

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Natural History, Longitudinal, Defined Population, Prospective Study

Further Study Details:

Study start: October 2000; Expected completion: September 2002

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study: 81 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Criteria

This is a cohort study. Population consist of 8,006 Japanese-American men.

Location and Contact Information

Hawaii
Honolulu Dept of Veterans Affairs, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819, United States; Recruiting

George W. Ross, MD 808-433-0130 ross@phri.hawaii-health.com
George W. Ross, Principal Investigator

Study chairs or principal investigators

Jordan Popper, M.D.
Caroline Tanner, M.D., Ph.D.
Helen Petrovitch, M.D.
Lon White, M.D.

More Information

Study ID Numbers: Neud-024-99S
Record last reviewed: June 2001
Record first received: July 3, 2001
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00018577
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2004-11-16

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