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The effectiveness of tele-rehabilitation for individuals with Parkinson's disease

The impact of tele-rehabilitation on motor signs, freezing of gait and quality of life of individuals with Parkinson's disease during the social distancing due to pandemic

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-54sttfk
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-09-14
Start date
2020-02-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Parkinson's disease

Interventions

Fifty-nine patients performed physical exercise and 29 patients kept their usual care without physical exercise. Thus, 86 patients were enrolled in this study. During the 10 months of intervention, th

Sponsors

Universidade de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
Associação Brasil Parkinson
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
35 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Have a clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease; be between 35 and 90 years of age; be doing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic since March 24, 2020, where the COVID cases started; not having dementia; not having severe depression; not having severe hearing and visual problems that make it impossible to perform the telerehabilitation; having started telerehabilitation in April 2020 at Associação Brasil Parkinson; agree with the Informed Consent Form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not being a member of the Brasil Parkinson Association; be under 35 years of age and over 90 years of age; failure to socialize during the COVID-19 pandemic; have severe dementia and depression; not having started telerehabilitation in April at Associação Brasil Parkinson

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Maintenance of quality of life scores using the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) for the telerehabilitation group after the end of the study when compared to the beginning of the study;Maintenance of walking scores using the item 29 of the UPDRS-III for the telerehabilitation group after the end of the study when compared to the beginning of the study—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Maintenance of posture scores using the item 28 of the UPDRS-III for the telerehabilitation group after the end of the study when compared to the beginning of the study;Maintenance of freezing of gait scores using the NFOG-Q for the telerehabilitation group after the end of the study when compared to the beginning of the study—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactCarla Batista
csilvabatista@usp.br+55-11-999475935

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026