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NCT04273672: SLAM-PD

Speech, Linguistic and Acoustic Markers in Parkinson's Disease

Completed Results posted Last updated 10 June 2025
What this trial tests

trial testing Cognitive Battery in Parkinson Disease in 58 participants. Completed in 28 February 2025.

Timeline
13 January 2020
Primary endpoint
1 September 2023
28 February 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Massachusetts, Worcester
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment58
Start date13 January 2020
Primary completion1 September 2023
Estimated completion28 February 2025
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Parkinson Disease or Cognitive Impairment, Mild. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Mild Cognitive Impairment Primary · baseline

Mild cognitive impairment classified by Movement Disorders Society Task Force Level II Critieria

Parkinson's disease with mild Cognitive Impairment
GroupValue95% CI
Parkinson's Disease25
Control0
Parkinson's disease with normal cognition
GroupValue95% CI
Parkinson's Disease23
Control9
Mean Fundamental Frequency Primary · baseline

These acoustic measures during spontaneous speech (picture description) were calculated using Praat

GroupValue95% CI
Parkinson's Disease137.7± 39.6
Parkinson's Disease With Mild Cognitive Impairment142.4± 39.6
Controls166.4± 29.7

Sponsor's own description

The Investigators aim to identify speech and language markers that provide information on cognitive function and predict cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease. The Investigators will administer speech tasks and cognitive assessments to participants with Parkinson's disease and healthy controls. The Investigators will also explore the associations between genetic factors and speech and cognitive status in Parkinson's disease.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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