Parkinson Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary aim of this study is to determine whether low-vision occupational therapy improves quality of life in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients. Low-vision occupational therapy has not been previously studied in PD patients, and we suspect that this is a beneficial treatment option for PD patients as vision impairment is common in the PD patient population. Our primary objective will assess whether quality of life was improved following a low-vision occupational therapy session.
Detailed description
This project will be an exploratory study that will evaluate the benefits of low vision occupational therapy in the treatment of PD using the Revised Self-Report Assessment of Functional Visual Performance (R-SRAFVP) as the primary outcome measure. This tool assesses 33 vision-dependent ADLs ranging from personal care, leisurely activities, clothing management, meal preparation, etc. Patients are able to rank their ability to complete these tasks as independent, minimally difficult, moderately difficult, greatly difficult, unable, or not applicable. This will allow us to capture potential changes in the patient's ability to complete vision-specific ADLs following low vision occupational therapy. In addition, we will also evaluate quality of life using the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39), to compare this broad outcome measure with the R-SRAFVP.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLow Vision Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy may include methods to effectively modify environments (such as addition of task lighting), training in the use of assistive technology (such as voice activated devices), teaching new skills (such as sensory substitution) and prevention of accidents and injury (such as home safety modifications).
Sponsors
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 and older * seen at UAB Movement Disorders Clinic * diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's Disease * able to read, speak, and understand spoken English.
Exclusion criteria
* minors * cognitively impaired
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Activities of Daily Living | Changes measured in the R-SRAFVP from the initial visit as compared to the visit six months later. | Revised Self-Report Assessment of Functional Visual Performance (R-SRAFVP). This tool assesses 33 vision-dependent ADLs ranging from personal care, leisurely activities, clothing management, meal preparation, etc. Patients are able to rank their ability to complete these tasks as independent, minimally difficult, moderately difficult, greatly difficult, unable, or not applicable. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in quality of life | Changes measured in the PDQ-39 from the initial visit as compared to the visit six months later. | Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39); The PDQ-39 assesses how often people affected by Parkinson's experience difficulties across 8 dimensions of daily living including relationships, social situations and communication |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed