Parkinson's disease Nervous System Diseases Parkinson's disease
Conditions
Interventions
This pilot RCT tests feasibility as well as identifying potential outcomes of ACTION-PD, which involves watching videos of everyday actions, imagining the actions and then physically performing them.
Sponsors
University of Manchester
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 35-75 2. Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease 3. Mild to moderate symptoms (Hoehn & Yahr stage I-III) 4. Participants receiving medication for symptoms of PD must be on a stable medication regime for at least 4 weeks prior to the start of the study 5. Self-reported difficulty in performing fine hand movements
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Auditory impairment or level of English language ability prohibiting understanding of verbal instructions 2. Visual impairment that prevents participants from viewing images on a computer screen with or without corrective lenses 3. Marked cognitive impairment (based on Addenbrookes Cognitive Examination) 4. History of neurological illness other than Parkinson’s disease 5. Presence or significant history of psychiatric illness 6. History of serious head injury
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported manual dexterity is measured using DextQ-24 questionnaire before and after the 6 week intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Feasibility and acceptability is assessed using usage data, subjective ratings of performance and interviews at the end of the study 2. Quality of Life is measured using the total score of the PDQ-39 questionnaire before and after the 6 week intervention 3. Motor imagery ability is measured using the Kinaesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ) before and after the 6 week intervention 4. Reported use of motor imagery is measured using a short bespoke questionnaire before and after the 6 week intervention 5. Kinematic measures of hand action (time to completion, smoothness) are measured using a polhemus motion tracker and video recording before and after the 6 week intervention | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed