Clinical Trial: More Than a Movement Disorder: Applying Palliative Care to Parkinson's Disease

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: More Than a Movement Disorder: Applying Palliative Care to Parkinson's Disease

Brief Summary: This is a two-center (University of Colorado, University of California San Francisco) community-based comparative effectiveness study of outpatient palliative care for Parkinson's disease (PD) and related disorders (progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), multiple systems atrophy (MSA), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). It will utilize a randomized stepped-wedge design to compare patient and caregiver outcomes between usual care in the community versus usual care augmented by palliative training and telemedicine support to provide other resources (e.g. social work).