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Creativity, flexible thinking and dopamine

This pilot study explores visual art, flexible thinking and the brain chemical dopamine in Parkinson's.

Learning by observing or collecting information · Study reference: NL-OMON56761

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Start (reported date)
2025-03-20

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: Not reported

Inclusion criteria: - 18 years of age or older - diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson*s disease - willingness to participate in the intervention program and attend all  scheduled test sessions Exclusion criteria: - received deep brain stimulation (brain surgery) - severe co-morbidities or other additional neurodegenerative diseases or disorders (except PD/medication related mood disorders) - legally incompetent adults who are unable to provide informed consent or manage their own affairs. - requirement for full-time nursing care. - absence of written informed consent from the participant.
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Cognitive Flexibility and Creativity in People with Parkinson*s: A Pilot Study Exploring the Influence of Dopaminergic Regulation on Cognitive Flexibility and Creativity, with an Emphasis on Visual Art - Cognitive Flexibility and Creativity in People with Parkinson*s

Short title used by the registry

Cognitive Flexibility and Creativity in People with Parkinson*s: A Pilot Study Exploring the Influence of Dopaminergic Regulation on Cognitive Flexibility and Creativity, with an Emphasis on Visual Art

Original description

Intervention: NA Primary outcome: Primary outcome 1. Applicability and Feasibility: Given the potential symptom-related confounders in PD, such as severe motor issues (tremor, dystonia) and impulsive rejection of conducting tasks, it is critical to determine whether the tasks and the entire battery are practical and feasible. 2. Face Validity Assessment: This pilot will involve subjective evaluation by a research team (including psychologists) through observing participants during the tasks to assess if the tests cover the concept they purport to measure, thus gauging the face validity. 3. External Validity Assessment: We intend to visit people in their homes and interview both participants and caregivers, considering participants* daily life circumstances, issues, and behaviour to ensure the external validity (considering widening the results to their homes) of our findings. Secondary outcome: The secondary objective is to get first insights into potential relationships of the explored outcomes of the test battery. Within this small cohort, investigations into the relationships between PD, dopamine, creativity, cognitive flexibility, and PD/dopaminergic-induced mood and behavioural changes are considered explorative research.

Conditions reported: Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease;10028037

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Study type
Observational
Interventions
NA
Phases
NA
Sponsor
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Start date reported by registry
2025-03-20 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

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BTM Spee · 0248080141 · info@onderzoek-parkinson.nl

Study locations

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Netherlands

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