Handwriting, Neurorehabilitation, Parkinson Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intensive handwriting treatment in Parkinson's Disease.
Detailed description
The investigators aimed to understand whether an intensive handwriting treatment with cognitive engagement is more effective than a treatment exploiting only the passive wrist joint mobilization in Parkinson's Disease.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALWriting
Writing exercise with or without cues for 1 hour per day for 4 days at week for 4 weeks
Sponsors
Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Parkinson's Disease patients
Exclusion criteria
* Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \< 24 * Left handed subjects * Subjects with dyskinesias * Subjects with Deep Brain Stimulation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| letters size | 4 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| writing speed (time spent to write every single letter and word, measured in milliseconds) | 4 weeks |
| centimeters away from a straight line during writing | 4 weeks |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactPaola Ortelli, PsyD
Outcome results
None listed