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Cognitive Control in Parkinson's Disease (EEGControl)

Study Description
Brief Summary:
Cognitive action control allows resisting to irrelevant information to easily produce desired goal-directed behaviors. This cognitive process is disturbed in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the neural signature of this impairment has not been clarified yet. Several studies using electroencéphalography (EEG) showed that conflict situations in healthy participants are inevitably associated with a power increase of neuronal oscillations in the theta frequency band (~4-8Hz) in the medial frontal cortex (MFC). Conflict situations are also associated with theta functional connectivity between the MFC and task-relevant brain areas. The theta power increase and connectivity are respectively interpreted as a marker of the integration of conflicting information and as a candidate for communication between the brain areas involved in implementing cognitive action control. The objective of this project is to test the hypothesis that the deficit of cognitive action control observed in PD comes from a lack of integration of the conflict information and / or communication of this information between the MFC and other task-relevant brain areas. Investigators willl study this cognitive process using a classic conflict task, the Simon task, and by recording brain activity using high density EEG coupled with cortical source connectivity analyses. The results will allow us to evaluate whether theta oscillations can serve as a marker of cognitive control disorders in Parkinson's disease.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Parkinson's Disease Behavioral: Simon Task with high-density EEG recording

Detailed Description:

Alterations in cognitive action control in patients with PD are well described from a behavioral point of view. However, there is currently very little information to directly link these difficulties to functional alterations of brain areas, or of efficient communication within large scale brain networks. Thus, the objective of this project is to specify the neuronal substrates linked to the difficulties in cognitive action control observed in patients with PD. The rational is based on the recent findings on the role of theta (4-8 Hz) neuronal oscillations in cognitive action control. Indeed, converging evidence linked this process to an increase in theta oscillatory power around midfrontal electrodes (FCz, Cz) and to an increase in theta functional connectivity with task-relevant brain areas.

The working hypotheses are based on the hypothesis proposed by Cohen (2014). It proposes that the medial frontal cortex (MFC; around the pre-SMA) would be involved in the integration of conflicting information, observable by studying theta oscillations' power. On the other hand, the phase synchronization of theta oscillations between the MFC and the other task-relevant cortical areas would reflect the degree of recruitment of the entire network participating in the implementation of an efficient cognitive control. Thus, according to this model, a conflict situation would lead to two main measurable electrophysiological reactions in the cortex: i) an increase in the power of theta oscillations around the MFC, ii) an increase in theta phase synchronization between the MFC and the other cortical areas (such as the lateral prefrontal and parietal cortices) involved in implementing cognitive action control. These two electrophysiological effects will be the main judgment criteria of this study.

The hypothesis is that the behavioral difficulties in cognitive action control observed in PD patients stem from a lack of integration of the conflicting information and / or a weaker communication of this information to the areas implementing the cognitive control of the action. The alteration of one or both of these aspects may explain the weaker cognitive action control observed in patients. Moreover, by inspecting the disrupted brain networks, it will be able to make hypotheses explaining the alteration of cognitive control in PD. For example, a weaker functional connectivity between the MFC and the posterior parietal cortex could indicate a lower redirection of attentional resources following the presentation of a conflictual stimulus. Another possibility would be a weaker functional connectivity between the MFC and the inferior prefrontal cortex, which would rather indicate a lack of recruitment of the inhibitory system.

The main hypothesis will be tested by comparing the performance of a group of PD patients to that of a group of healthy participants whose brain activity will be collected during the realization of a Simon task via a high resolution electroencephalography system. The behavioral performances will be compared as well as the source-reconstructed electrophysiological data. Specifically, the power of the theta oscillations within the medial frontal cortex, as well as the phase synchronization between the other cortical areas involved will be compared between the two groups. Brain-behavior relationships will also be investigated in order to try to link PD behavioral impairments to changes in theta oscillatory power/connectivity.

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 60 participants
Observational Model: Case-Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Study of the Neuronal Substrates of the Cognitive Action Control in Parkinson's Disease Using High Density EEG
Actual Study Start Date : June 6, 2019
Estimated Primary Completion Date : October 6, 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date : October 6, 2021
Arms and Interventions
Group/Cohort Intervention/treatment
Healthy control (HC)
Participants without neurological or psychiatric disturbance (n= 30)
Behavioral: Simon Task with high-density EEG recording

The scalp electrical activity will be collected by a 256-electrodes EEG montage (Electrical Geodesics Inc).

During the task, participants will be asked to answer on a right or left button according to the color of a circle (yellow or blue) presented on the left or right side of a screen. Participants will have to ignore the stimulus position and respond only according to its color. This leads to two experimental conditions When the color of the circle and its position indicate the same answer, the situation is congruent and the answer is facilitated. Conversely, when they indicate two opposite responses, a conflict between the two alternative actions appears and must be resolved to provide a correct answer. This situation is said to be incongruent. At each trial, the stimulus is shown to the left or right of a central fixation cross. The participants then have to answer on a right or left button. At each trial, the reaction time and the accuracy of the response will be collected.


Parkinson's disease (PD)
Participants with idiopathic Parkinson's disease but without other neurological or psychiatric disturbance (n= 30)
Behavioral: Simon Task with high-density EEG recording

The scalp electrical activity will be collected by a 256-electrodes EEG montage (Electrical Geodesics Inc).

During the task, participants will be asked to answer on a right or left button according to the color of a circle (yellow or blue) presented on the left or right side of a screen. Participants will have to ignore the stimulus position and respond only according to its color. This leads to two experimental conditions When the color of the circle and its position indicate the same answer, the situation is congruent and the answer is facilitated. Conversely, when they indicate two opposite responses, a conflict between the two alternative actions appears and must be resolved to provide a correct answer. This situation is said to be incongruent. At each trial, the stimulus is shown to the left or right of a central fixation cross. The participants then have to answer on a right or left button. At each trial, the reaction time and the accuracy of the response will be collected.


Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Difference in theta source connectivity between PD patients and matched HC in the medial-frontal-prefrontal-parietal regions following conflict situations [ Time Frame: 45 minutes ]
    The scalp electrical activity will be collected by a 256-electrodes EEG montage (Electrical Geodesics Inc.) placed in the 10-20 and 10-5 systems with a 1000 Hertz sampling rate. The 256 electrodes are arranged on a cap, the electrode placement takes only 5 minutes. Before applying the cap, we will have measured the cranial perimeter of the participant to choose the most suitable cap, three sizes of caps being available. A baseline period will be obtained by recording a 10 minutes resting state activity.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Difference in MFC theta source power between PD patients and matched HC following conflict situations [ Time Frame: 45 minutes ]
    The scalp electrical activity will be collected by a 256-electrodes EEG montage (Electrical Geodesics Inc.) placed in the 10-20 and 10-5 systems with a 1000 Hertz sampling rate. The 256 electrodes are arranged on a cap, the electrode placement takes only 5 minutes. Before applying the cap, we will have measured the cranial perimeter of the participant to choose the most suitable cap, three sizes of caps being available. A baseline period will be obtained by recording a 10 minutes resting state activity.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

PD patients will be recruited from the Neurology unit of the Rennes University Hospital. The study will be proposed to them during their hospitalization, which is independent from this study and occurs as part of their routine care. Most patients are hospitalized in order to conduct pre-surgical evaluations before deep brain stimulation. No changes in treatments or any other type of routine care will be made during this study.

HC volunteers will be recruited from the general population using a volunteer database from our lab. HC's travel expenses will be refunded by the hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Applicable to all participants (HC and PD patients):

  • Age over 18
  • Correct or corrected-to-normal vision
  • Affiliation to a social security scheme
  • Subject having received the information on the protocol and having not manifested his/her opposition to participate.

Exclusive to patients:

- Idiopathic Parkinson's disease according to the criteria of the United Kingdom Parkinson's Disease Brain Bank Society

Exclusion Criteria:

Applicable to all participants (HC and PD patients):

  • Inability to understand the information given about the study or to perform the experimental task;
  • Major cognitive impairment (Moca<22) or severe neurocognitive disorder according to the DSM-V (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders -V);
  • Motor difficulties preventing the performance of the task
  • Addiction to drugs or alcohol;
  • Major person subject to legal protection (safeguard of justice, guardianship), persons deprived of their liberty.
  • Present or past moderate to severe psychiatric pathology (obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.);

Exclusive to patients:

  • Present or past neurological pathology other than Parkinson's disease (cerebrovascular accident, head trauma, etc.);
  • Treatment by deep brain stimulation.

Exclusive to healthy participants:

- Present or past neurological pathology

Contacts and Locations

Contacts
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Contact: cecile ferragu 02 99 28 25 55 cecile.ferragu@chu-rennes.fr
Contact: Direction de la recherche DRI 02 99 55 25 55 drc@chu-rennes.fr

Locations
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France
Rennes University Hospital Recruiting
Rennes, France, 35000
Contact: Jean-François Houvenaghel    02.99.28.98.42    Jeanfrancois.HOUVENAGHEL@chu-rennes.fr   
Sponsors and Collaborators
Rennes University Hospital
Université de Rennes, Laboratoire du Traitement du Signal et de l'Image (LTSI)
Institut des Neurosciences Cliniques de Rennes (INCR)
Association des Parkinsoniens d'Ille-et-Vilaine (APIV)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Jean-François Houvenaghel Rennes University Hospital
Tracking Information
First Submitted Date June 7, 2019
First Posted Date June 11, 2019
Last Update Posted Date December 22, 2020
Actual Study Start Date June 6, 2019
Estimated Primary Completion Date October 6, 2021   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures
 (submitted: June 11, 2019)
Difference in theta source connectivity between PD patients and matched HC in the medial-frontal-prefrontal-parietal regions following conflict situations [ Time Frame: 45 minutes ]
The scalp electrical activity will be collected by a 256-electrodes EEG montage (Electrical Geodesics Inc.) placed in the 10-20 and 10-5 systems with a 1000 Hertz sampling rate. The 256 electrodes are arranged on a cap, the electrode placement takes only 5 minutes. Before applying the cap, we will have measured the cranial perimeter of the participant to choose the most suitable cap, three sizes of caps being available. A baseline period will be obtained by recording a 10 minutes resting state activity.
Original Primary Outcome Measures
 (submitted: June 7, 2019)
Difference in theta source connectivity between PD patients and matched HC in the medial-frontal-prefrontal-parietal regions following conflict situations [ Time Frame: 45 min ]
The scalp electrical activity will be collected by a 256-electrodes EEG montage (Electrical Geodesics Inc.) placed in the 10-20 and 10-5 systems with a 1000 Hz sampling rate. The 256 electrodes are arranged on a cap, the electrode placement takes only 5 min. Before applying the cap, we will have measured the cranial perimeter of the participant to choose the most suitable cap, three sizes of caps being available. A baseline period will be obtained by recording a 10min resting state activity.
Change History
Current Secondary Outcome Measures
 (submitted: June 11, 2019)
Difference in MFC theta source power between PD patients and matched HC following conflict situations [ Time Frame: 45 minutes ]
The scalp electrical activity will be collected by a 256-electrodes EEG montage (Electrical Geodesics Inc.) placed in the 10-20 and 10-5 systems with a 1000 Hertz sampling rate. The 256 electrodes are arranged on a cap, the electrode placement takes only 5 minutes. Before applying the cap, we will have measured the cranial perimeter of the participant to choose the most suitable cap, three sizes of caps being available. A baseline period will be obtained by recording a 10 minutes resting state activity.
Original Secondary Outcome Measures
 (submitted: June 7, 2019)
Difference in MFC theta source power between PD patients and matched HC following conflict situations [ Time Frame: 45 min ]
The scalp electrical activity will be collected by a 256-electrodes EEG montage (Electrical Geodesics Inc.) placed in the 10-20 and 10-5 systems with a 1000 Hz sampling rate. The 256 electrodes are arranged on a cap, the electrode placement takes only 5 min. Before applying the cap, we will have measured the cranial perimeter of the participant to choose the most suitable cap, three sizes of caps being available. A baseline period will be obtained by recording a 10min resting state activity.
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures Not Provided
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures Not Provided
 
Descriptive Information
Brief Title Cognitive Control in Parkinson's Disease
Official Title Study of the Neuronal Substrates of the Cognitive Action Control in Parkinson's Disease Using High Density EEG
Brief Summary Cognitive action control allows resisting to irrelevant information to easily produce desired goal-directed behaviors. This cognitive process is disturbed in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the neural signature of this impairment has not been clarified yet. Several studies using electroencéphalography (EEG) showed that conflict situations in healthy participants are inevitably associated with a power increase of neuronal oscillations in the theta frequency band (~4-8Hz) in the medial frontal cortex (MFC). Conflict situations are also associated with theta functional connectivity between the MFC and task-relevant brain areas. The theta power increase and connectivity are respectively interpreted as a marker of the integration of conflicting information and as a candidate for communication between the brain areas involved in implementing cognitive action control. The objective of this project is to test the hypothesis that the deficit of cognitive action control observed in PD comes from a lack of integration of the conflict information and / or communication of this information between the MFC and other task-relevant brain areas. Investigators willl study this cognitive process using a classic conflict task, the Simon task, and by recording brain activity using high density EEG coupled with cortical source connectivity analyses. The results will allow us to evaluate whether theta oscillations can serve as a marker of cognitive control disorders in Parkinson's disease.
Detailed Description

Alterations in cognitive action control in patients with PD are well described from a behavioral point of view. However, there is currently very little information to directly link these difficulties to functional alterations of brain areas, or of efficient communication within large scale brain networks. Thus, the objective of this project is to specify the neuronal substrates linked to the difficulties in cognitive action control observed in patients with PD. The rational is based on the recent findings on the role of theta (4-8 Hz) neuronal oscillations in cognitive action control. Indeed, converging evidence linked this process to an increase in theta oscillatory power around midfrontal electrodes (FCz, Cz) and to an increase in theta functional connectivity with task-relevant brain areas.

The working hypotheses are based on the hypothesis proposed by Cohen (2014). It proposes that the medial frontal cortex (MFC; around the pre-SMA) would be involved in the integration of conflicting information, observable by studying theta oscillations' power. On the other hand, the phase synchronization of theta oscillations between the MFC and the other task-relevant cortical areas would reflect the degree of recruitment of the entire network participating in the implementation of an efficient cognitive control. Thus, according to this model, a conflict situation would lead to two main measurable electrophysiological reactions in the cortex: i) an increase in the power of theta oscillations around the MFC, ii) an increase in theta phase synchronization between the MFC and the other cortical areas (such as the lateral prefrontal and parietal cortices) involved in implementing cognitive action control. These two electrophysiological effects will be the main judgment criteria of this study.

The hypothesis is that the behavioral difficulties in cognitive action control observed in PD patients stem from a lack of integration of the conflicting information and / or a weaker communication of this information to the areas implementing the cognitive control of the action. The alteration of one or both of these aspects may explain the weaker cognitive action control observed in patients. Moreover, by inspecting the disrupted brain networks, it will be able to make hypotheses explaining the alteration of cognitive control in PD. For example, a weaker functional connectivity between the MFC and the posterior parietal cortex could indicate a lower redirection of attentional resources following the presentation of a conflictual stimulus. Another possibility would be a weaker functional connectivity between the MFC and the inferior prefrontal cortex, which would rather indicate a lack of recruitment of the inhibitory system.

The main hypothesis will be tested by comparing the performance of a group of PD patients to that of a group of healthy participants whose brain activity will be collected during the realization of a Simon task via a high resolution electroencephalography system. The behavioral performances will be compared as well as the source-reconstructed electrophysiological data. Specifically, the power of the theta oscillations within the medial frontal cortex, as well as the phase synchronization between the other cortical areas involved will be compared between the two groups. Brain-behavior relationships will also be investigated in order to try to link PD behavioral impairments to changes in theta oscillatory power/connectivity.

Study Type Observational
Study Design Observational Model: Case-Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
Target Follow-Up Duration Not Provided
Biospecimen Not Provided
Sampling Method Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

PD patients will be recruited from the Neurology unit of the Rennes University Hospital. The study will be proposed to them during their hospitalization, which is independent from this study and occurs as part of their routine care. Most patients are hospitalized in order to conduct pre-surgical evaluations before deep brain stimulation. No changes in treatments or any other type of routine care will be made during this study.

HC volunteers will be recruited from the general population using a volunteer database from our lab. HC's travel expenses will be refunded by the hospital

Condition Parkinson's Disease
Intervention Behavioral: Simon Task with high-density EEG recording

The scalp electrical activity will be collected by a 256-electrodes EEG montage (Electrical Geodesics Inc).

During the task, participants will be asked to answer on a right or left button according to the color of a circle (yellow or blue) presented on the left or right side of a screen. Participants will have to ignore the stimulus position and respond only according to its color. This leads to two experimental conditions When the color of the circle and its position indicate the same answer, the situation is congruent and the answer is facilitated. Conversely, when they indicate two opposite responses, a conflict between the two alternative actions appears and must be resolved to provide a correct answer. This situation is said to be incongruent. At each trial, the stimulus is shown to the left or right of a central fixation cross. The participants then have to answer on a right or left button. At each trial, the reaction time and the accuracy of the response will be collected.

Study Groups/Cohorts
  • Healthy control (HC)
    Participants without neurological or psychiatric disturbance (n= 30)
    Intervention: Behavioral: Simon Task with high-density EEG recording
  • Parkinson's disease (PD)
    Participants with idiopathic Parkinson's disease but without other neurological or psychiatric disturbance (n= 30)
    Intervention: Behavioral: Simon Task with high-density EEG recording
Publications * Not Provided

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
 (submitted: June 7, 2019)
60
Original Estimated Enrollment Same as current
Estimated Study Completion Date October 6, 2021
Estimated Primary Completion Date October 6, 2021   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Applicable to all participants (HC and PD patients):

  • Age over 18
  • Correct or corrected-to-normal vision
  • Affiliation to a social security scheme
  • Subject having received the information on the protocol and having not manifested his/her opposition to participate.

Exclusive to patients:

- Idiopathic Parkinson's disease according to the criteria of the United Kingdom Parkinson's Disease Brain Bank Society

Exclusion Criteria:

Applicable to all participants (HC and PD patients):

  • Inability to understand the information given about the study or to perform the experimental task;
  • Major cognitive impairment (Moca<22) or severe neurocognitive disorder according to the DSM-V (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders -V);
  • Motor difficulties preventing the performance of the task
  • Addiction to drugs or alcohol;
  • Major person subject to legal protection (safeguard of justice, guardianship), persons deprived of their liberty.
  • Present or past moderate to severe psychiatric pathology (obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.);

Exclusive to patients:

  • Present or past neurological pathology other than Parkinson's disease (cerebrovascular accident, head trauma, etc.);
  • Treatment by deep brain stimulation.

Exclusive to healthy participants:

- Present or past neurological pathology

Sex/Gender
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Ages 18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers Yes
Contacts
Contact: cecile ferragu 02 99 28 25 55 cecile.ferragu@chu-rennes.fr
Contact: Direction de la recherche DRI 02 99 55 25 55 drc@chu-rennes.fr
Listed Location Countries France
Removed Location Countries  
 
Administrative Information
NCT Number NCT03981913
Other Study ID Numbers 35RC19_8963_EEGControl
2019-A00608-49 ( Other Identifier: ANSM ( french national agency for drugs) )
Has Data Monitoring Committee No
U.S. FDA-regulated Product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD: Undecided
Responsible Party Rennes University Hospital
Study Sponsor Rennes University Hospital
Collaborators
  • Université de Rennes, Laboratoire du Traitement du Signal et de l'Image (LTSI)
  • Institut des Neurosciences Cliniques de Rennes (INCR)
  • Association des Parkinsoniens d'Ille-et-Vilaine (APIV)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jean-François Houvenaghel Rennes University Hospital
PRS Account Rennes University Hospital
Verification Date December 2020