Status:
TERMINATED
Handwriting Interventions for People With Parkinson's
Lead Sponsor:
Oxford Brookes University
Collaborating Sponsors:
European Parkinson's Therapy Centre
Conditions:
Parkinson Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Background: Problems with handwriting are frustrating and debilitating and affect the majority of people with Parkinson's. Manifest as micrographia it is a distinctive feature of the condition charact...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Over 18 years old
- Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease
- A score of ≤3 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale
- Self-reported problem with handwriting (≥1 UPDRSII, 2.7)
- Able to communicate in Italian
- Following a stable medication regimen (no changes in the last 2 weeks and anticipated changes for the course of the study).
Exclusion
- Severe depression or psychosis (history of),
- reduced cognition that would preclude active involvement or capacity to consent (according to stages outlined in metal capacity act (ie trigger, information, existing diagnosis, functional test))
- Orthopaedic, neurological or other condition that significantly impairs hand function,
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 2 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 21 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03369587
Start Date
November 2 2017
End Date
April 21 2022
Last Update
July 28 2023
Active Locations (1)
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European Parkinson's therapy centre
Darfo Boario Terme, Brescia, Italy, 25041