Parkinson's disease
Conditions
Interventions
The patients will be randomly allocated to either the experimental group or the
control group (1:1 ratio). The experimental group will receive speech therapy
using tele-rehabilitation for 8 weeks wh
Sponsors
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - problems in intelligibility affecting daily communication - a desire for improvement - willing and able to receive online treatment (PC or tablet with webcam and access to internet) - 18 years or older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - recent (
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure is the quality of life, measured in the total score on the PDQ-39. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes will include: - speech and voice quality (as assessed objectively with the Radboud Dysarthria Assessment and the Acoustic Voice Quality Index, and subjectively with the Voice Handicap Index) - subjective severity of voice and speech complaints (Radboud Oral Motor inventory for Parkinson's disease) - subjective severity of voice and speech complaints by caregiver (adapted Radboud Oral Motor inventory for Parkinson's disease) - intelligibility (Dutch intelligibility test) - caregiver burden (Zarit caregiver Burden Interview Short Form) - mood and anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) - generic quality of life (EuroQol-5d) - swallowing rate (ml/s) - treatment report that speech therapists will fill out after treatment has been completed | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed