Parkinson's disease Nervous System Diseases Parkinson disease
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomly assigned to take part in the intervention or control arm of the study. Allocation order was generated by sorting over set of randomly generated integers, following genera
Sponsors
Bangor University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. A diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease according to UK Brain bank Diagnostic Criteria confirmed by a specialist 2. Hoehn and Yahr Stage 1-3 3. Ability to give informed consent as assessed by a specialist Clinical determination based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be assessed by Dr John Hindle
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. A clinical diagnosis of dementia 2. History of other significant neurological conditions 3. The presence of visual hallucinations 4. Cognitive impairment - MoCA score of less than 24 5. Significant visual impairment affecting ability to view computer screen
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinically significant change of >= 5 in the motor score from the UPDRS from session 1 to session 5 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Computerised movement kinematics tasks that measure accuracy and response times, measured using a touchscreen computer in each testing session 2. Finger tapping frequency over a 30s period as a secondary measure of motor fatigue, collected for both hands in each testing session | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed