Targeting Apathy With Music in Parkinson's Disease

What this study is about

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is often accompanied by non-motor symptoms that make treatment more difficult. One such symptom is apathy (lack of motivation and emotion). There are no treatments for apathy in PD, and this remains a major unmet need in PD patients. One possible way to target apathy in PD patients is listening to music, which has been shown to help improve apathy in older adults. Little work has explored the mechanism in which music targets apathy. Thus, the goal of this study is to understand how music listening can impact the brain towards decreasing apathy in PD patients.

Who can join (things the study team will check)

✅ You may be able to join if…

• Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease following MDS Parkinson's disease criteria

🚫 You may not be able to join if…

• Participants with atypical Parkinsonism (eg. Progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, drug induced, etc.)
• Epilepsy
• Other neurological disease/complications (eg. myopathy, stroke, brain lesion, MS)
• Significant cognitive impairment (MoCa <21)
• Moderate depression (Beck's Depression Inventory >20)
• Severe/multiple head trauma(s)
• Participants with metal/medical implants, including any of the following: artificial heart valve, brain aneurysm clip, electrical stimulators, ear or eye implant, implanted drug infusion pump, coil, catheter, or filter in any blood vessel, orthopedic hardware such as artificial joint, plate, and/or screws, other metallic prostheses, shrapnel, bullets, or other metal fragments, surgery or tattoos, including tattooed eyeliner, in the last six weeks, cardiac pacemaker, wires or defibrillator, or ferromagnetic aneurysm clip)
• Participants who have gone through specific injuries/brain surgery (eg. an injury where a piece of metal lodged in the eye or orbit)

Where this trial is running

• Djavad Mowafghian Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Who to contact

Mikey Jose, B.Sc. · (604) 822-3177 · miguel.jose@ubc.ca

It's completely normal to call and ask questions before deciding anything. Mention the study ID: NCT05505019.