Parkinson's disease Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will join six weekly individual sessions with an SLT via videoconferencing software such as Microsoft Teams. Each session will last 45-60 minutes.
The sessions will cover four areas:
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Sponsors
University of Strathclyde
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants with Parkinson's: 1. Confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson’s 2. Native-like speaker competence of English 3. Patient/carer reports of reduced communication participation 4. Presence of mild to moderate impairment of verbal fluency, word finding ability and high-level language processing (severe impairment is associated with dementia and thus not eligible) 5. Ability to use, or have support to use, technology for digital therapeutic resources 6. Access to a regular communication partner - this can be a spouse/family member, friend or regular carer. Communication partners: 1. Ability to use, or have support to use, technology for digital therapeutic resources
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants with Parkinson's: 1. Confirmed diagnosis of other types of Parkinsonism 2. Visual or hearing difficulties that would prevent participation in the study tasks 3. Non-native-like speaker competence in English 4. Dementia 5. Communication problems due to other neurological or developmental conditions Communication partners: 1. Visual or hearing difficulties that would prevent participation in the study tasks 2. Dementia and other conditions significantly impacting their ability to communicate
Countries
Scotland, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactAnja Lowit
Outcome results
None listed