Parkinsonism: Incidence and cognitive heterogeneity in Cambridgeshire (PICNICS)
PICNICS is an observational study tracking the progression of patients with Parkinson’s disease over time to understand the course and outcome of the disease and establish the pattern of evolution of subtypes. The study recruited 290 patients with Parkinson’s disease between 2008 and 2013, and is following them up every 18 months with clinical assessments, cognitive assessments, and biological sampling. At baseline, participants had new onset Parkinson's disease meeting UKPDS Brain Bank Criteria, no dementia diagnosis, and were residents in Cambridgeshire, England (United Kingdom).
Study design
Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
290 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
University of Cambridge
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Cure Parkinson's
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Parkinson's UK
Van Geest Foundation
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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