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Gathering data on Parkinson's patients in their homes (CLICK FOR MORE):
"Scientists studying early-stage Parkinson's disease are lacking one important resource: patient volunteers. So a group of doctors led by Christopher Goetz, director of movement disorders at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, is testing the feasibility of gathering data on patients in their own homes. With the help of an Internet connection and a computerized device he helped develop with Intel Corp., Goetz hopes to collect an 'immense amount of data' on the course of the disease in a non-time-consuming and noninvasive manner. Goetz estimates that 40 percent of early-stage Parkinson's patients don't participate in research because of practical issues—like full-time jobs—that make it tough to keep frequent appointments.
As part of the 'At Home Testing Program,' volunteers diagnosed with Parkinson's within the past five years use the computerized device to perform a weekly 30-minute battery of tests similar to those they would face in a doctor's office, such as a finger-tapping test, moving pegs from one small hole to another, and speaking exercises. The device automatically sends the data in over a six-month period, providing information on decline in reaction time, worsening of tremors, and voice changes (among other symptoms)..."
"Scientists studying early-stage Parkinson's disease are lacking one important resource: patient volunteers. So a group of doctors led by Christopher Goetz, director of movement disorders at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, is testing the feasibility of gathering data on patients in their own homes. With the help of an Internet connection and a computerized device he helped develop with Intel Corp., Goetz hopes to collect an 'immense amount of data' on the course of the disease in a non-time-consuming and noninvasive manner. Goetz estimates that 40 percent of early-stage Parkinson's patients don't participate in research because of practical issues—like full-time jobs—that make it tough to keep frequent appointments.
As part of the 'At Home Testing Program,' volunteers diagnosed with Parkinson's within the past five years use the computerized device to perform a weekly 30-minute battery of tests similar to those they would face in a doctor's office, such as a finger-tapping test, moving pegs from one small hole to another, and speaking exercises. The device automatically sends the data in over a six-month period, providing information on decline in reaction time, worsening of tremors, and voice changes (among other symptoms)..."