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ArticleMovement disorders clinical practice2019

Pilot Study of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society-sponsored Non-motor Rating Scale (MDS-NMS).

Pablo Martinez-Martin, Anette Schrag, Daniel Weintraub, Alexandra Rizos, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Kallol Ray Chaudhuri, IPMDS Non Motor PD Study Group

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Article in Movement disorders clinical practice, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07716553 (Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Transanal Irrigation Versus Standard Bowel Care in Patients With Parkinson's Disease and Severe Constipation. Impact on Gut Microbiome and Motor Disorders. TAI-PD Study.), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT07716553 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Transanal Irrigation Versus Standard Bowel Care in Patients With Parkinson's Disease and Severe Constipation. Impact on Gut Microbiome and Motor Disorders. TAI-PD Study.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital of FerraraRan2026 to 2029Enrolled200ConditionsParkinson Disease, ConstipationArmsTransanal Irrigation System, Standard Bowel Care
3 · Its place in the literature

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Pablo Martinez-MartinNational Center of Epidemiology and CIBERNED Carlos III Institute of Health Madrid Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0837-5280
Anette SchragDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free Campus Institute of Neurology University College London London United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9872-6680
Daniel WeintraubDepartments of Psychiatry and Neurology Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA.
Alexandra RizosParkinson's Foundation International Centre of Excellence King's College Hospital London United Kingdom.
Carmen Rodriguez-BlazquezNational Center of Epidemiology and CIBERNED Carlos III Institute of Health Madrid Spain.
Kallol Ray ChaudhuriParkinson's Foundation International Centre of Excellence King's College Hospital London United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2815-0505
IPMDS Non Motor PD Study Group
Instituto de Salud Carlos III · ESKing's College London · GBThe Royal Free Hospital · GBVeterans Health Administration · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-motor symptoms (NMS) are integral to Parkinson's disease (PD) and have a detrimental effect on patients and their caregivers. Clinical quantification has been aided by the development of comprehensive assessments such as the Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire (NMSQuest) and Scale (NMSS). The NMSS has been widely used in clinical studies and trials; however, since its validation in 2007, our understanding of NMS has changed substantially. With the support of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (IPMDS), after a detailed peer review an initiative to develop an updated version of NMSS, the MDS-NMS was launched in 2015.

objectiveThis paper encapsulates the data from the pre-validation phases carried out under the auspices of the IPMDS Non-Motor PD Study Group.

methodsItem selection and wording (formatted as a rater-based tool) were based on the NMSS, literature review, and expert consensus. Neurologists, PD patients, and healthy controls were included in the cognitive pretesting and administration of the preliminary version of the MDS-NMS. Primary data on acceptability and reliability were obtained.

resultsThe pilot study, carried out in English in the United Kingdom and the United States, demonstrated that the preliminary version of the MDS-NMS was comprehensive, understandable, and appropriate. Data quality was excellent; moderate floor effect was present in patients for most MDS-MNS domains, with some components showing weak internal consistency. The results led to additional instrument modifications.

conclusionQualitative and quantitative research results have led to an updated NMSS, the definitive version of the MDS-NMS, which is currently being validated.

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MDS‐NMSnew non‐motor symptoms scalenon‐motor symptomsParkinson's diseasepilot study

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