Parkinson's disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Dutch Parkinson patients - Male or female - Age 30 years or older at time of PD diagnosis - Subjects must have at least two of the following: resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity (must have either resting tremor or bradykinesia); OR either asymmetric resting tremor or asymmetric bradykinesia - Ability to provide written informed consent in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), and local regulations
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Little or no response to adequate doses of levodopa or a dopamine agonist - Atypical PD syndromes due to either drugs (e.g., metoclopramide, flunarizine, neuroleptics) or metabolic disorders (e.g., Wilson*s disease), encephalitis, or degenerative diseases (e.g., progressive supranuclear palsy) - A clinical diagnosis of dementia as determined by the investigator - Any other medical or psychiatric condition or lab abnormality, which in the opinion of the investigator might preclude participation - Previously obtained CT MRI scan is suggestive of another cause of parkinsonism, or with evidence of clinically significant other neurological disorder (in the opinion of the investigator)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Barriers and facilitators for prolonged use of wearable sensors, as experienced by patients; feasibility of recruiting physiotherapists and patients for the study; feasibility of the clinical assessment as experienced by physiotherapists; perceived value of the role of physiotherapists as personal coaches. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed