Cognitive Rehabilitation for PD (CogSMART-PD)

VA Office of Research and Development

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parkinson's Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Supportive Care; Behavioral: CogSMART-PD

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT03335150

E1691-I

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the effectiveness of a novel compensatory cognitive rehabilitation program for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Full description

Eligible study participants will be randomly assigned to one of two interventions: 1) Cognitive Rehabilitation (Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Therapy for Parkinson's disease; CogSMART-PD) or 2) Supportive Care. Interventions are held within a group format consisting of approximately 5 individuals with PD. Groups will meet once per week for 1.5 hours over a 10-week period. Neuropsychological testing will be administered pre- and post-intervention as well as 6- and 12-months after the intervention.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
2. Mild Cognitive Impairment
3. Over 40 years of age
4. Fluent English speaker

Exclusion criteria

Other neurological conditions (e.g., stroke) besides Parkinson's disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

Supportive Care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Support Group for PD-MCI

Treatment:

Behavioral: Supportive Care

CogSMART-PD

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive Rehabilitation for PD-MCI

Treatment:

Behavioral: CogSMART-PD