Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02938819
Goal-oriented Intervention in Parkinson's Disease
Effects of a Goal-oriented Upper-limb Intervention in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 54 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Upper-limb disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease include decreased speed and amplitude of movements, difficulty in sequential tasks, and disrupted execution of fine manipulative hand activities.The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of home-based goal-oriented upper limb intervention in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Detailed description
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative neurological disorders involving progressive impairment in motor, mood and cognitive functions. Movement disorders have a negative impact on individual's ability to perform well-learned motor skills. These include akinesia, bradykinesia, rigidity and tremor at rest. A goal-planning process should be useful to ensure that patients agree on the goals of rehabilitation. Thus, the purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of home-based goal-oriented upper limb intervention in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Goal-oriented upper-limb intervention | The Goal-oriented upper-limb intervention evaluated patients' expectations and the environmental factors influencing the performance of the specific task were identified for each of the three tasks. Patients were asked to perform the activity at home. After this, the observable target behavior corresponding to the target activity was determined. Then, an occupational and a physical therapist worked together with the patient to identify the assistance required to perform this activity such as human assistance, technical aids, assistive devices or verbal guidance. |
| OTHER | Standard upper limb intervention | The standard upper limb intervention involved active upper limb range of motion, manual dexterity involving grasp and manipulation of small pieces such as marbles and stretching upper limb exercises. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-10-01
- Completion
- 2016-12-01
- First posted
- 2016-10-19
- Last updated
- 2016-12-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Spain
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02938819. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.