Tokyo, Aug. 31 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062543) titled 'A study examining neurological findings useful for diagnosing functional neurological disorder' on Aug. 31.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry National Center

Condition: Condition - Functional neurological disorder Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The primary objective of this study is to prospectively evaluate the diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) of multiple positive signs for differentiating functional weakness from organic weakness, and to assess the inter-rater agreement (reliability) of these positive signs among multiple physician evaluators. Basic objectives2 - Others

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Patients aged eighteen years or older presenting with muscle weakness or sensory disturbance as neurological symptoms and who are able to undergo neurological examination and manual muscle testing. Key exclusion criteria - Participants meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded. 1 Patients with severe cognitive impairment that makes it difficult to understand the study or to provide informed consent. 2 Patients with aphasia that interferes with understanding the study or undergoing neurological examination. 3 Patients with severe psychiatric disorders that make participation in the study or accurate assessment difficult. 4 Patients with other comorbid conditions that make accurate evaluation using neurological examination including manual muscle testing difficult. Target Size - 60

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 12 Month 22 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 01 Month 21 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 09 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 12 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069215

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