biostudies-literatureUnknown17(4)Koh J<h4>Background</h4>Impulse control disorders are detrimental neuropsychiatric symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Increased impulsivity is a predisposing factor for impulse control disorders and should therefore be controlled. Recently, mindfulness meditation as a non-drug therapy has been reported to be useful in improving neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as impulsivity.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a prospective single-arm, open-label pilot trial to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation to control impulsivity in patients with Parkinson's disease (UMIN clinical trials registry: UMIN000037779).<h4>Results</h4>Twenty patients with Parkinson's disease were enrolled in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program. As a primary outcome, we investigated whether the score of the BarrattPloS onee0266354https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8985985biostudies-literatureA single-arm open-label pilot study of brief mindfulness meditation to control impulsivity in Parkinson's disease.PMC8985985Ohmae YTaruya JYasui MIto HKoh JTakahashi MTerada MSakata MfalseA single-arm open-label pilot study of brief mindfulness meditation to control impulsivity in Parkinson's disease.<h4>Background</h4>Impulse control disorders are detrimental neuropsychiatric symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Increased impulsivity is a predisposing factor for impulse control disorders and should therefore be controlled. Recently, mindfulness meditation as a non-drug therapy has been reported to be useful in improving neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as impulsivity.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a prospective single-arm, open-label pilot trial to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation to control impulsivity in patients with Parkinson's disease (UMIN clinical trials registry: UMIN000037779).<h4>Results</h4>Twenty patients with Parkinson's disease were enrolled in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program. As a primary outcome, we investigated whether the score of the Barratt2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-05T13:24:06.614Z2025-04-05T13:24:06.614ZS-EPMC89859853538556310.1371/journal.pone.0266354