Poised for Parkinson's - an Intervention to Increase Embodied Agency in People With Parkinson's Disease and Their Carers
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Poised for Parkinson's
- Registration Number
- NCT04726709
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Idaho
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to develop, deliver, and test an online Alexander-based training program for people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners.
- Detailed Description
Six dyads, each consisting of a person with Parkinson's disease and their care partner, will participate in a real-time online course called "Poised for Parkinson's." The course will meet twice per week via Zoom for eighteen 105-minute sessions. Outcome measures, including surveys, interviews, balance, and motor performance, will be assessed the week before classes begin and the week after classes end.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
- dyad including care partner and person with Parkinson's disease
- Hoehn & Yahr Stage 2 (estimated)
- vision and hearing (corrected to) normal
- able to use computer, Internet, and Zoom
- ambulatory without assistive devices
- reside in Idaho
- dementia (screen with MOCA)
- severe musculoskeletal pain (screen in interview)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Poised for Parkinson's Poised for Parkinson's Alexander-technique-based online course to increase embodied agency in people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Balance: Self-report Assessed the week before the intervention (week 1) and the week after the intervention (week 11). Difference is reported. Positive number indicates improvement. Activities Balance Confidence scale. Possible score from 0-100. Higher score is better.
Motor Function - Objective Assessed the week before the intervention (week 1) and the week after the intervention (week 11). Difference is reported. Positive number indicates improvement. Physical Performance Test (7 items). Score can vary from 0-28. Higher score is better.
Balance - Objective Assessed the week before the intervention (week 1) and the week after the intervention (week 11). Difference is reported. Positive number indicates improvement. Due to COVID, we only assessed the subset of brief Bestest that can be scored online: standing on each foot, gait stability, and forward reach. Possible scores: 0-12. Higher score is better. Positive number indicates improvement.
Posture - Objective Assessed the week before the intervention (week 1) and the week after the intervention (week 11). Difference is reported. Positive number indicates improvement. Assessed by photo in sagittal plane. Positive numbers indicate a more upright posture.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility - Attendance Attendance will be tracked at every class session, weeks 2-10. Course attendance (out of 16)
Symptom Management Assessed the week before the intervention (week 1) and the week after the intervention (week 11). Difference is reported. Positive number indicates improvement. Survey administered by phone, with 29 Likert scale questions on a scale of 0-5 asking how well the person with Parkinson's disease is able to manage typical Parkinson's symptoms, including bradykinesia, tremor, stooped posture, freezing of gait, anxiety, fatigue, and so on. Higher scores indicate better symptom management. The scores were summed, with a possible range of 0-145.
Feasibility - Retention assessed after the intervention (week 11) Study retention: number of participants who completed the study
Care-partner Self-management Skill Assessed after the intervention (week 11) Anonymous course evaluation survey filled out and mailed in. Question reported: I feel I am better prepared for the present and future daily challenges of being my partner's care partner. Rate from 1-10 with 10 being high.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Poise Project
🇺🇸Candler, North Carolina, United States