Plain-English translation of NCT06074614 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Read our Parkinson Disease research guide →Researchers want to understand why breathing problems are common in Parkinson's disease and what happens in the brain to cause them. This study uses three special tests — measuring how your lungs respond to carbon dioxide, recording brain activity during breathing, and using magnetic stimulation on the breathing muscle — to compare how the brain controls breathing in people with Parkinson's versus people without it.
Breathing difficulties are a serious problem for people with Parkinson's disease and can lead to dangerous lung infections. However, doctors don't fully understand exactly how Parkinson's affects the brain's control of breathing. This study aims to fill that gap by using advanced tools to measure neural control of breathing.
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You would visit the research center to complete three specialized breathing and brain tests. One test measures how your lungs respond when you breathe carbon dioxide, another records your brain's electrical activity during breathing, and the third uses a magnetic coil on your scalp to test the brain's control of your breathing muscle. The entire study involves a single visit or a small number of visits, with negligible risk, and you would not directly benefit from participating, though your results would help researchers better understand Parkinson's disease.
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