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A Survey Study to See if Patients Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease Have Higher Incidence of Melanoma
This study has been completed.
Sponsored by: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Information provided by: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00203008
  Purpose

Patients with Parkinson's disease will be seen by a dermatologist who will biopsy any suspicious skin lesions.


Condition
Parkinsons Disease
Malignant Melanoma

Genetics Home Reference related topics: familial paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia Parkinson disease
MedlinePlus related topics: Melanoma Parkinson's Disease
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: A Survey to Assess the Incidence and Characteristics of Melanoma in Parkinson's Disease Patients

Further study details as provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:

Estimated Enrollment: 2106
Study Start Date: January 2003
Study Completion Date: September 2003
  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Confirmed diagnosis Parkinson's disease Patient able and willing to give informed consent Patient must not be taking any investigational drug at the time of enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00203008

Locations
United States, California
The Parkinson's & Movement Disorder Institute
Fountain Valley, California, United States, 92708
United States, Georgia
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
United States, Nebraska
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68131
United States, New York
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11040
United States, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
United States, Rhode Island
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States, 02860
United States, Virginia
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
Canada, Quebec
CHUM-Hotel-Dieu
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2w1T8
Sponsors and Collaborators
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Investigators
Study Director: Bruce Schwartz, Ph.D. Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
  More Information

Responsible Party: Teva Neuroscience ( J. Michael Nicholas, PhD, Sr. Director )
Study ID Numbers: EP002
Study First Received: September 13, 2005
Last Updated: December 11, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00203008  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Ganglion Cysts
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain Diseases
Melanoma
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Parkinson Disease
Movement Disorders
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Nevus, Pigmented
Neuroepithelioma
Nevus
Parkinsonian Disorders

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Nervous System Diseases
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009