Handwriting Rehabilitation in Parkinson Disease

NCT ID: NCT02718560

Last Updated: 2017-04-04

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-09-30

Study Completion Date

2017-09-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intensive handwriting treatment in Parkinson's Disease.

Detailed Description

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The investigators aimed to understand whether an intensive handwriting treatment with cognitive engagement is more effective than a treatment exploiting only the passive wrist joint mobilization in Parkinson's Disease.

Conditions

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Parkinson Disease Neurorehabilitation Handwriting

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group 1 - Writing with 1 cm cue

This group uses to write space of 1 cm size

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Writing exercise with or without cues for 1 hour per day for 4 days at week for 4 weeks

Group 2 - Writing with 1.5 cm cue

This group uses to write space of 1.5 cm size

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Writing exercise with or without cues for 1 hour per day for 4 days at week for 4 weeks

Group 3 - Writing without cue

This group writes without using cues

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Writing exercise with or without cues for 1 hour per day for 4 days at week for 4 weeks

Group 4 - no writing

This group do not write. Only wrist mobilization is performed.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Writing

Writing exercise with or without cues for 1 hour per day for 4 days at week for 4 weeks

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parkinson's Disease patients

Exclusion Criteria

* Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \< 24
* Left handed subjects
* Subjects with dyskinesias
* Subjects with Deep Brain Stimulation
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ilaria Zivi

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Giuseppe Frazzitta, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

Locations

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Ospedale Generale di zona Moriggia Pelascini

Gravedona Ed Uniti, Como, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Paola Ortelli, PsyD

Role: CONTACT

+393332974872

Facility Contacts

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Paola Ortelli, PsyD

Role: primary

+393332974872

Other Identifiers

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Handwriting rehab in PD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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