NCT05476302

Effect of Remote Cognitive Intervention in Patients With Parkinson's Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Retrospective study to evaluate the effect of a remote cognitive-rehabilitative intervention during the Covid outbreak in subjects with Parkinson's disease.

Detailed description

Mild cognitive impairment is frequent among people with Parkinson's disease. Cognitive training seems effective on cognitive status and for mitigating anxiety and depression. With COVID-19 outbreak, such therapeutic interventions were delivered online. This retrospective study was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of an online cognitive treatment, carried out in COVID times and based on the Parkinson's-Adapted Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, on cognitive domains and mood in 18 older people with Parkinson's disease.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease
• COVID-19
• Mild Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cognitive digital treatment	The remote cognitive-rehabilitation treatment was based on Parkinson's adapted cognitive stimulation therapy (CST). Fourteen twice-weekly sessions were planned, followed by one session per week for a duration of six months for maintenance therapy. The treatment took place in groups of 4 patients in remote mode through the Microsoft-Teams platform. All subjects maintained the prescribed drug therapy and regular physiotherapy activity during the intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-10-31
• Completion: 2020-10-31
• First posted: 2022-07-27
• Last updated: 2022-07-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy