Health Related Quality of Life in LCIG Patients and LCIG Eligible Patients Continuing Oral Therapy

Exclusion Criteria

• •Contraindication to LCIG according to current version of the German SmPC or Swiss SmPC.
• •Contraindication to placement of intrajejunal PEG-J tube.
• •Current treatment with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Apomorphine pump or LCIG
• •Severe dementia based on a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) of \< 10
• •Acute psychotic disorder (benign hallucinations or earlier psychotic episodes are not an exclusion criterion)
• •Depression with suicidal thoughts (earlier episodes of major depression are not an exclusion criterion)
• •History or presence of any condition that might interfere with absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of LCIG
• •Drug or alcohol addiction (drug addiction: continuous or sporadic use of drugs without medical indication or with paradoxical medical indication or in inappropriate amounts. Addictive consumption of e.g. alcohol, cannabis, amphetamine, sniffing agents, cocaine, heroin, crack). Alcohol addiction male: \> 40 g/day; female: \> 30 g/day)
• •Illiteracy or insufficient language skills to complete the questionnaires