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

This study has been completed.

First Received: July 3, 2001 Last Updated: April 2, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00018577

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

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Prospective
Official Title:	The Association of Neurotoxin Exposure With Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism in World War II Veterans and Other Men

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: familial paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia Parkinson disease

MedlinePlus related topics: Parkinson's Disease

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Study Start Date:	October 2000
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2002

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	81 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00018577

Locations

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

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

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

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	NEUD-024-99S
Study First Received:	July 3, 2001
Last Updated:	April 2, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00018577 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Ganglion Cysts
Movement Disorders
Parkinson Disease
Basal Ganglia Diseases

Central Nervous System Diseases
Parkinsonian Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Movement Disorders
Parkinson Disease
Nervous System Diseases
Basal Ganglia Diseases

Central Nervous System Diseases
Parkinsonian Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 04, 2009