Parkinson's Parkinson's Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Patients in the experimental group will receive 10 weeks (max 16 sessions) of
occupational therapy according to a treatment protocol, which is based on the
evidence based guideline *Occupational The
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria patients 1 Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease according to accepted criteria. 2 Need for assistance in daily activities 3 Home dwelling;Inclusion criteria caregivers 1 Providing informal support minimal two times a week to a patient who participates in the study 2 Available to take part in the intervention.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Co morbidity with symptoms that precludes active partcipation in the intervention (e.g psychosis, severe cardiac failure). Or limitations in activities are dominated by the co morbid condition rather than by Parkinson*s Disease. 2 Current participation in other allied health research (IMPACT, PARKFIT, ERGODIM) 3 Having received occupational therapy in the last 12 months
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes/endpoints are: self perceived performance in daily activities (patient and caregiver), participation and autonomy (patient), quality of life (patient and caregiver), and objective burden of care (caregiver). | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome/endpoint for the patient is the quality and level of independence in daily functioning, assessed with the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) and the Amsterdam Medical Centre Linear Disability Score (ALDS). The primary outcome/ endpoint for the caregivers is their self perceived burden of care as assessed with the Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI). The primary analysis will be the changes between baseline and 3 months after start of the intervention. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed