An observational study in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Parkinson Disease and Lewy Body Dementia, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine. Enrolling by invitation at 9 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-13.
Sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine · Observational
This study will enroll participants with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and healthy controls for the purpose of preparing for a clinical trial of neuroprotective treatments against synucleinopathies.
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a disorder where people act out their dreams. People with RBD often, but not always, develop Parkinson's Disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy, or other neurodegenerative diseases of the synucleinopathy type.
The North American Prodromal Synucleinopathy Consortium Stage 2 (NAPS2) was formed with the purpose of enrolling participants with RBD, in anticipation of a future clinical trial of a neuroprotective trreatment against synucleinopathies. The NAPS Consortium will collect standardized clinical assessments, biofluids, and neuroimaging data. The RBD group will also undergo two overnight sleep studies. Some of this data will be used to develop biomarkers for synucleinopathies in the prodromal (presymptomatic) stage as well as a trial-ready registry of participants.
RBD group procedures include a clinical assessment, questionnaires, blood draw, neuroimaging (MRI and DaTscan), polysomnogram (sleep study), and optional lumbar puncture.
Control group procedures include a clinical assessment, questionnaires, blood draw, neuroimaging (MRI), and lumbar puncture.
101 studies on the registry are indexed under REM Sleep Behavior Disorder; 45 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 500 is above the median of 119 across 48 observational studies indexed under REM Sleep Behavior Disorder.
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Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder, adults.
Inclusion Criteria for RBD Group
Exclusion Criteria for RBD Group
Inclusion Criteria for Control Group
Exclusion Criteria for Control Group
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Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Clinical observation involving annual visits to a study site for up to 5 years.
Clinical observation involving annual visits to a study site for up to 5 years.
Prodromal Synucleinopathy Rating Scale
Rating scale combining neurocognitive battery, motor, autonomic, olfaction, color vision functions. Global score range 0-3, with higher score indicating greater symptoms of synucleinopathy.
Time frame: up to 5 years
Plan to share: Yes — De-identified subject level data will be shared upon approved data request. This project will develop a large database of potential neurocognitive, neuroimaging, genetic, and polysomnographic biomarkers in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD), as well as a biobank of blood, DNA, RNA, and cerebrospinal fluid. A large part of the clinical battery is the Uniform Dataset version 3, will be uploaded to the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC). Biofluid samples will be banked at the National Cell Repository for Alzheimer's Disease (NCRAD). Genetic data will be submitted to the National Institute on Aging Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage (NIAGADS). Brain MRI and DaTscan imaging data will be uploaded to the Laboratory of NeuroImaging (LONI). Polysomnogram data will be uploaded to the National Sleep Research Resource (NSRR).
Supporting information: Study protocol
Time frame: Updated datasets will be made available after completion of each semiannual data cleaning and data freeze. De-identified data will be available for at least the duration of the NAPS2 study.
Access criteria: The NAPS2 Administrative Core will receive, process, and track all requests for data/biospecimens. All requests will be reviewed and tracked per the current NAPS Data Access Policy (https://www.naps-rbd.org/resources at the bottom of the webpage) at the time of request. Approved requests will be filled using data that has been de-identified.
Data sharing details ↗ · www.naps-rbd.org
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