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ArticleNPJ Parkinson's disease2025

The prodromal individuals' perspective on active recruitment for early detection of α-synucleinopathies.

Sinah Röttgen, Eva Schaeffer, Annette Rogge, Ramona Hartung, Konstantin Kufer, Gereon R Fink, Daniela Berg, Anja Ophey, Michael Sommerauer

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Article in NPJ Parkinson's disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. High-risk populations should be screened for MS: Yes.Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Sinah RöttgenCognitive Neuroscience, Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany. s.roettgen@fz-juelich.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7553-2111
Eva SchaefferDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Kiel, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0792-4383
Annette RoggeDepartment of Neurology, Nordseeklinik Helgoland, Helgoland, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5989-0744
Ramona HartungDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Konstantin KuferGerman Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2143-7586
Gereon R FinkCognitive Neuroscience, Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8230-1856
Daniela BergDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Kiel, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-5442
Anja OpheyDepartment of Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies, Centre for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5858-7762
Michael SommerauerCognitive Neuroscience, Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5723-9766

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) Project-ID 431549029, SFB 1451Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung grant-no. 2019_EKES.02Koeln Fortune Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne grant-no. 329/2021program "Netzwerke 2021", an initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of Northrhine Westphalia, and from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the framework of the funding program ACCENT funding code 01EO2107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Only the timely detection of individuals with incipient α-synucleinopathies can pave the way for developing disease-modifying therapies. Our aim was to explore the views of individuals with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), actively recruited from the general population, on the ethical justifiability of active recruitment and their experiences with risk disclosure. This mixed-methods study surveyed individuals with iRBD, confirmed by video-polysomnography, utilizing an interdisciplinary-developed online questionnaire. Of 99 invited individuals, 75 (75.8%) answered the survey. While 55.6% experienced the information on the increased risk as burdensome, 63.9% supported risk disclosure if consent had been obtained beforehand. Almost all individuals (96.2%) regarded our active recruitment method as appropriate, and 86.7% indicated they would participate again. Open-text responses indicated that key motivations included access to information and care, and contributing to research progress. This well-received recruitment strategy could serve as a model for future screening initiatives in α-synucleinopathy research.

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PMCPMC12064827

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