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Recruiting Observational

Italian Translation and Validation of the GIDS-PD Scale for Parkinson's Disease

NCT07316751 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Italy tracker
Phase
Observational
Started
2025-10-08
Last updated
2026-02-11

Condition(s) studied

PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder)Parkinson Disease

Study summary

This study aims to translate and validate the Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Scale for Parkinson's Disease (GIDS-PD) into Italian to enable the assessment of gastrointestinal symptoms in Italian-speaking patients with Parkinson's disease. The psychometric properties of the translated instrument will be evaluated through a multi-phase process involving translation/back-translation, pre-testing, and large-scale validation across multiple Italian centers

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years; * Diagnosis of PD according to the Movement Disorder Society (MDS) diagnostic criteria (Postuma RB et al., 2015); * Italian-native patients or patients that understand Italian correctly at least; * Participants mentally and physically able to understand and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Persons in the terminal phase of disease; * Persons with clinically relevant cognitive impairment; * Persons diagnosed with Parkinsonism other than PD.

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Translation the Italian version of GIDS-PD — 3 years
    Score on the Italian version of the Geriatric Impulse Dyscontrol Scale-Parkinson's Disease (GIDS-PD), total score ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater impulse control difficulties.

Trial sites (5)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta Milan Italy Recruiting
Ospedale Universitario Luigi Sacco, Milano, Italia Milan Italy Not Yet Recruiting
Unità Parkinson e Disturbi del Movimento, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze(DNS), Università di Padova, Padova, Italia Padova Italy Not Yet Recruiting
Centro per le Malattie Neurodegenerative e l'Invecchiamento Cerebrale, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" presso la Pia Fondazione "Card. G. Panico", Tricase, Italia Tricase Italy Not Yet Recruiting
Unità di Neurologia, Divisione Malattia di Parkinson e Disturbi del Movimento, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Biomedicina e Scienze del Movimento, Università di Verona, Italia Verona Italy Not Yet Recruiting
Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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