Comparing scans to clarify a Parkinson's diagnosis
This study uses brain imaging and assessments to distinguish Parkinson's from conditions with similar symptoms.
Learning by observing or collecting information · Study reference: DRKS00016574
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- Start (reported date)
- 2018-12-21
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Changes we have recorded
- 2026-10-11 — recruiting
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Papers connected to this study
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Sex eligibility reported by registry: all
Full study name & original research details
Official study title
FDG-PET and cMRI for the differential diagnosis of parkinson's disease and atypical parkinson syndroms
Original description
Conditions reported: G23.2 G23.1 G23.9 G20;Multiple system atrophy, parkinsonian type [MSA-P];Progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia [Steele-Richardson-Olszewski];Degenerative disease of basal ganglia, unspecified;Parkinson disease;G23.2;G23.1;G23.9
Registry records for this study
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- German Clinical Trials Register · DRKS00016574 ↗ — Recruiting; WHO ICTRP processed 2025-04-07; checked 2026-10-14
- Study type
- Observational
- Interventions
- Group 1: Every Patient under the differential diagnosis of an atypical parkinson syndrom recieves in the process of clinical diagnostics a FDG-PET and a MRI of the brain as well as a clicincal diagnosis according to the current diagnosic criteria.
- Phases
- Not reported
- Sponsor
- Klinik für Neurologie und NeurophysiologieUniversitätsklinikum Freiburg
- Start date reported by registry
- 2018-12-21 (reported)
Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported
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Contact the research team
Public study contacts supplied to the registry. Ask whether recruitment is still open and what participation involves.
Nils Schröter · 0761-270-50010 · nils.schroeter@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Study locations
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Facility not reported
Germany
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