Parkinson'
Conditions
Interventions
Patients in the exercise group were informed to do 5 pages in the handwriting practice book every day for 4 weeks. After the 4 weeks,
patients returned the handwriting practice book for compliance evaluation.,Patients in the control group did not perform handwriting exercise.
Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment
Handwriting exercise,์No exercise
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital,
Mahidol University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease was made according to United Kingdom Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Bank criteria, however family history of PD was allowed. Inclusion criteria included that patients must be at least 18 years of age, Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y) stage 1-3 during an on-medication period, on stable pharmacological treatment without motor fluctuations at least for the past 6 weeks, and able to write.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with coexisting neurological or musculoskeletal disorders affecting writing movement and patients who underwent deep brain stimulation were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| an improvement in the time taken to complete the 1-page handwriting test 4 weeks the time taken to complete the 1-page handwriting test at baseline and at 4 weeks after intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time used to complete the test, accuracy of writing, patient’s subjective rating 4 weeks change from baseline in these parameters | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactTeeratorn Pulkes
Mahidol University
Outcome results
None listed