The Benchmark Clinic: An Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Care Model for People With Parkinson Disease

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Interdisciplinary Visit

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04555720

Pro00105281

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if an interdisciplinary clinic can help people with Parkinson's disease care for themselves, improve their ability to follow recommended treatments, and have fewer problems like falls or visits to the emergency room.

Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either care from the interdisciplinary clinic or standard neurological specialist care.

This study involves questionnaires both before and 3 months after participation in a one time interdisciplinary care clinic or standard care depending on which type of care the participant is randomized to. Participants will be in the study for up to 6 months. The study will end upon completion of questionnaires about 3 months after treatment with the interdisciplinary care clinic or standard care.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with Parkinson's Disease over the age of 30,
• Caregiver willing to also participate.
• Must be able to provide consent.

Exclusion criteria

-Atypical Parkinsonism

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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61 participants in 2 patient groups

Interdisciplinary Care

Experimental group

Description:

If assigned to the interdisciplinary group, participants will see social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and pharmacy in a scheduled rotation for about 45 minutes each. After these evaluations, the team meets with the participant's doctor for a discussion of treatment. After this meeting, the participants doctor will meet to discuss a treatment plan and make recommendations.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Interdisciplinary Visit

Standard of Care

No Intervention group

Description:

If assigned to standard of care, group participants will have a normally scheduled visit with neurologist.