Effectiveness of Online Program and Task-related Training for Parkinson's Disease
Recruiting · NCT06248073 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Chang Gung University
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What this trial is about
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of online self-management program and on-site task-related training for people with early stage Parkinson's disease. people with early stage of Parkinson's disease (age range: 45-70 years) will be randomly assigned into the following three groups: control group, online self-management program group and on-site task-related training group.The control group will receive no treatment during the experimental period. For the other two groups, participants will receive the intervention twice a week, one hour per session and 12 sessions in total. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. the potential impact of motor and non-motor symptoms on activity participation and quality of life for people with early stage of Parkinson's disease (PD). 2. compare and examine the the effectiveness of online self-management program and on-site task-related training for people with early stage Parkinson's disease on activity participation and quality of life.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Willingness to sign the informed consent form.
- Age between 45 and 70 years, with mild idiopathic Parkinson's disease and Hoehn and Yahr stage 1-2.
- No cognitive impairment.
- No severe depression that could affect the motivation to participate in the study.
- No history of shoulder dislocation or fracture that could affect body proprioception.
- No diseases that could affect the ability to reach for objects, such as stroke.
- No diseases that could affect peripheral sensation, such as diabetes.
- No severe tremors; patients whose hands, when relaxed and placed on the apparatus, still exhibit significant tremor interfering with the experiment will not be included.
- Able to follow instructions and complete the assessment process.
- Have not received physical or occupational therapy in the past year.
Exclusion criteria
- Other central nervous system diseases, such as stroke.
- Have major surgery on the head or upper limbs.
- Inability to perform the reaching task while sitting.
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Linkou District, Taiwan