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

April 2, 2008 updated by: US Department of Veterans Affairs
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

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

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

81 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2000

Study Completion

September 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 3, 2001

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 4, 2001

First Posted (Estimate)

July 5, 2001

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 4, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2008

Last Verified

December 1, 2004

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NEUD-024-99S

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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