Vaccination Uptake (VAX) in PD (VAX-PD)

Vaccination Uptake in Parkinson's Disease

This is a study to see whether participation in the Edmond J. Safra Interdisciplinary Home Visit Program for Advanced Parkinson's (HVP) increases the rate of age-appropriate vaccinations in people with advanced Parkinson's Disease (PD) and related disorders. This study will evaluate the impact of the HVP on the rate of common illnesses such as flu and pneumonia in patients with advanced PD and related disorders over the course of one year.

As there is currently no data available on the baseline rate of vaccinations in either homebound or less disabled PD populations, investigators will seek to establish the baseline rate of vaccinations, barriers to getting vaccinated, and baseline healthcare utilization in these populations by piloting (Phase 1) and then implementing (Phase 2) a survey via telephone interviews. Investigators will then test feasibility of offering influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, as appropriate, to the homebound individuals in our HVP cohort (Phase 3), and will compare their pre- and post-intervention rates of both outpatient and acute healthcare utilization and self-reported illness.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Parkinson's Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Standard of Care; Behavioral: Home Visit Program (HVP)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 164
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10016
      • New York University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Phase 1:

• Diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (a chronic, slowly-progressive neurological disorder), or related disorders including Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, or Corticobasal Syndrome.

Phase 2:

• Subjects will be those diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (a chronic, slowly-progressive neurological disorder), or related disorders including Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, or Corticobasal Syndrome.
• Each subject must either 1) be willing and able to provide verbal, informed consent for the study, and for whom capacity to consent will be assessed using the questions below, or 2) if unable to provide informed consent due to lack of capacity, a caregiver is able to provide informed consent and the subject provides assent to participation.

Phase 3:

• Diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (a chronic, slowly-progressive neurological disorder), or related disorders including Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, or Corticobasal Syndrome.
• Each subject must either 1) be willing and able to provide written, informed consent for the study, and for whom capacity to consent will be assessed using the questions below, or 2) if unable to provide informed consent due to lack of capacity, a caregiver is able to provide informed consent and the subject provides assent to participation.

Subjects have one or more of the following criteria:

• Fluctuation
• Multi-morbidity
• Mismanages medication
• Cognitive impairment
• High risk for re-hospitalization
• High risk for nursing facility admission
• Suspected elder abuse
• Recent history of increased falls in home
• Caregiver burnout suspected
• Ability to participate in the research study as deemed by the Principal Investigator.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of another neurodegenerative disease or other major central nervous system disorder.

Subjects with severe hearing impairment or speech dysfunction that would preclude pa -Subjects with active psychosis or exhibiting symptoms of a severe psychiatric disorder.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 100 Non-Homebound Subjects; outpatient healthcare utilization and self-reported illness.	Behavioral: Standard of Care
Active Comparator: 60 Homebound Subjects; Will test the feasibility of offering influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, as appropriate, to the homebound individuals in our HVP cohort	Behavioral: Home Visit Program (HVP); The study team will also contact the subject by phone within one week of each vaccination visit to assess for any adverse effects related to vaccination, included but not limited to: injection site pain, tenderness, swelling, pruritus, induration, or erythema; systemic symptoms such as fatigue, chills, headache, anorexia, malaise, myalgias, or anaphylaxis. Subjects will be contacted 90 days (+ 14 days) following Visit 3 to inquire about any additional symptoms and healthcare utilization.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)	A rating scale used to follow the longitudinal course of Parkinson's disease	30 Minutes
Hoehn and Yahr Scale (HY)	A system used for describing how Parkinson's symptoms progress and the relative level of disability. There are five stages: Stage 0 - No signs of disease; Stage 1 - Unilateral disease; Stage 1.5 - Unilateral plus axial involvement; Stage 2 - Bilateral disease, without impairment of balance; Stage 2.5 - Mild bilateral disease with recovery on pull test; Stage 3 - Mild to moderate bilateral disease; some postural instability; physically independent; Stage 4 - Severe disability; still able to walk or stand unassisted; Stage 5 - Wheelchair bound or bedridden unless aided.	30 Minutes
Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire- Short Form (PDQ-8	A validated, brief, 8-item measure of quality of life in PD with a summary index score standardized to a scale of 0-100, with higher scores signifying worse quality of life; this scale is recommended for use in PD by the Movement Disorder Society.10	30 Minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NYU Langone Health
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Andrew Feigin, MD, NYU Langone Health

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 12, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): April 12, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 17, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 17, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): August 22, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 10, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 8, 2020
• Last Verified: January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; Dementia with Lewy Bodies; Parkinson's Disease Dementia; Corticobasal syndrome; Home Visit Program (HVP); Multidimensional Caregiver Strain Index
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Parkinsonian Disorders; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Movement Disorders; Synucleinopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Parkinson Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: 16-01157

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes