Effectiveness of Online Program and Task-related Training for Parkinson's Disease

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Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease, Occupational Therapy, Telerehabilitation, Activities of Daily Living

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of online self-management program and on-site task-related training for people with early stage Parkinson's disease. people with early stage of Parkinson's disease (age range: 45-70 years) will be randomly assigned into the following three groups: control group, online self-management program group and on-site task-related training group.The control group will receive no treatment during the experimental period. For the other two groups, participants will receive the intervention twice a week, one hour per session and 12 sessions in total. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. the potential impact of motor and non-motor symptoms on activity participation and quality of life for people with early stage of Parkinson's disease (PD). 2. compare and examine the the effectiveness of online self-management program and on-site task-related training for people with early stage Parkinson's disease on activity participation and quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06248073

Run by

Chang Gung University

People needed

100

Starts

2024-03-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-20

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Willingness to sign the informed consent form.
• Age between 45 and 70 years, with mild idiopathic Parkinson's disease and Hoehn and Yahr stage 1-2.
• No cognitive impairment.
• No severe depression that could affect the motivation to participate in the study.
• No history of shoulder dislocation or fracture that could affect body proprioception.
• No diseases that could affect the ability to reach for objects, such as stroke.
• No diseases that could affect peripheral sensation, such as diabetes.
• No severe tremors; patients whose hands, when relaxed and placed on the apparatus, still exhibit significant tremor interfering with the experiment will not be included.
• Able to follow instructions and complete the assessment process.
• Have not received physical or occupational therapy in the past year.

You may not qualify if…

• Other central nervous system diseases, such as stroke.
• Have major surgery on the head or upper limbs.
• Inability to perform the reaching task while sitting.

Where it is running

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital — Linkou District, Taiwan (enrolling)

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