NCT03859180

Self-Managed Intervention for Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease

A Pilot Study for a Self-Managed Intervention for Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A mixed methods randomized controlled feasibility and acceptability study will be conducted to determine the effects of a self-managed, focused breathing intervention on anxiety in persons who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Detailed description

This study is being conducted to determine the feasibility and acceptability of using focused breathing as a self managed, non-pharmacologic intervention for anxiety experienced by those with Parkinson's disease. Participants meeting eligibility criteria will be randomized to either an intervention or control group. Those in the intervention group will be taught how to perform focused breathing and asked to practice it twice daily for six weeks for a minimum of four minutes each time. Anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep, self-efficacy and quality of life with be measured in participants in both the intervention group before beginning to practice focused breathing as well as in the control group. After six weeks of practice the same measurements will be collected from the intervention group. Additionally, intervention participants will participate in a brief interview at the end of their six weeks of practice. Control group participants will be taught how to perform focused breathing six weeks at the end of a six week wait-period, following collection of data using the aforementioned measures..

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease
• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Focused breathing	Focused breathing is a series of focused, controlled breaths that aid in relaxation. Each participation in this group will be taught how to do focused breathing by the study investigator. Once determined to be able to perform focused breathing, participants will be asked to practice it for 4 minutes, twice a day, for 6 weeks. If they choose to do so, they may practice focused breathing if they become anxious at other times. They will be asked to keep a diary of each time they practice and/or use focused breathing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-15
• Primary completion: 2019-11-11
• Completion: 2019-11-11
• First posted: 2019-03-01
• Last updated: 2020-01-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States