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

RECRUITINGSponsored by Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Actively Recruiting
SponsorFondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Started2025-10-08
Est. completion2028-11
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

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

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
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.

Conditions3

PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder)Parkinson DiseaseParkinson's Disease

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