anxiety symptoms when medication wears off Wearing-off related anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Patients with PD are randomly allocated into one of two groups (n= 24 each).
One group receiviesthe experimental *body-awareness therapy*, while the second
group receives regular group-physiotherapy
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: idiopathic Parkinson's disease experiencing wearing-off BAI-score > 26 written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: MMSE-score
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-Efficacy, as measured with the 10 item General Self Efficacy Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures: at the levels Functions, Activities and Participation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). 1. Quality of Life: the Parkinson*s Disease Questionaire-39. 2. Wearing-off Questionnaire 19 3. Beck Anxiety Inventory 4. Beck Depression Inventory 5. Walking speed: 10 meter walk test 6. Balance performance: Timed Single leg stance test 7. ADL independence: the Nottingham Extended ADL index 8. Freezing symptoms: the Freezing of Gait questionnaire 9. Visual-Analogue-Scales to assess the state of the patient before and after every therapy session | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed