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Past Research

Interventions for Parkinson’s disease: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Creative Education Care

PI: Dawn Schiehser, Ph.D.

This study is closed to recruitment. 

This study aims to investigate the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or Creative Education Care (CEC) on quality of life, cognition, and mood in individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

Imaging Markers of Central and Peripheral Impairment in Chronic Post-Traumatic Headache

PI: Dawn Schiehser, Ph.D. Co-PI: Katrina Maluf, PT, Ph.D., Bahar Shahidi, DPT, Ph.D.

This study is closed to recruitment.
This current study aims to identify the markers for brain and muscle dysfunction contributing to post-traumatic headache. This study is not investigating Parkinson’s Disease.

Investigating Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity and its Mechanisms in Parkinson's Disease: Targeting Executive Function and Brain Circuitry

Site PI: Dawn Schiehser, Ph.D.

This study is closed to recruitment.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between daily physical activity, cognitive performance, and brain functioning in individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

Cognitive Rehabilitation for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease and MCI

PI: Dawn Schiehser, Ph.D.

This study is closed and data is currently being analyzed.

This study investigated the efficacy of a 10-week cognitive rehabilitation program to improve cognition (e.g., memory, attention, problem-solving) and quality of life in individuals with Parkinson’s disease

Novel Predictors of Cognitive and Psychiatric Change in Parkinson's Disease

PI: Vince Filoteo, Ph.D.

This study is closed and data is currently being analyzed.

This study identified novel predictors of future cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson’s disease.