Feasibility of Motor-cognitive Home Training for Parkinson's Disease Using eHealth Technology

Stiftelsen Stockholms Sjukhem

Status: Completed

Conditions: Idiopathic Parkinson Disease; Telerehabilitation; Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Motor-cognitive exercise therapy in the home

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05027620

2020-03655

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a novel motor-cognitive home training intervention using eHealth technology among people with Parkinson's Disease

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Neurologist diagnosed Idiopathic PD at least 6 months previous to inclusion.
• Hoehn & Yahr stages I-III
• Stable in anti-Parkinson medications three months prior to inclusion.
• The ability to walk walk independently indoors without a walking aid.
• The ability to walk continually with/without a walking aid for at least 5 minutes.

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment affecting the ability to understand or follow verbal or written instructions (Montreal Cognitive Assessment ≤ 21 points).
• Impaired vision and/or impaired communication which hinders participation.
• Major problems with freezing and/or two or more falls in the month previous to inclusion.
• Other existing neurological/ orthopedic or cardiovascular disease which impedes the performance of unsupervised exercise in the home.
• No internet connection in the home.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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15 participants in 1 patient group

Home training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants train 3 times weekly in their home environment with help of a digital training app, over a 10-week period.

Treatment:

Other: Motor-cognitive exercise therapy in the home