A Single Case Experimental Design Study of a Reminder App for Supporting Adherence to Personalised Treatment Goals in Parkinson's Disease
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 7
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Goal-related tasks completed
研究概览
简要总结
Parkinson's Disease is a progressive condition which affects the nervous system causing tremors, slowed movement and often causes problems with memory and initiation. Treatment management can be complex and challenging for patients and families. Poor memory in Parkinson's disease has been shown to reduce a person's ability to manage activities of daily living, including tasks associated with treatment such a taking medications. However, patients with Parkinson's have been shown to benefit from external reminders.
The aim of this research project is to investigate whether the use of a reminder app that has been designed for use by people with cognitive difficulties improves completion of activities related to therapy goals in people with Parkinson's Disease, aiding self-management of their condition.
Patients seen in movement disorder clinics in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, and a partner or carer who can monitor progress, will be invited to participate. Measures of memory, emotional wellbeing and quality of life will be completed to characterise each participant. Participants will have a randomly allocated initial baseline period of either 10, 16 or 22 days in which their rate of completion of intended activities will be monitored. Then, during the intervention period of 3 weeks (21 days) the ApplTree app will be introduced to remind participants of treatment goals. Participants will create specific and personalised treatment goals at the beginning of the monitoring period. Goals will be everyday activities relevant to the management and treatment of Parkinson's disease. The number of goals is not limited and will depend on how frequent targeted behaviours are. However, at least one target behaviour a day in total will be recommended. E.g. Completing daily exercises. Partners will monitor their goal attainment, via a daily/weekly monitoring form in both phases of the study.
详细描述
Aims:
The aim of this project is to investigate whether the use of a recently developed reminder app ApplTree improves attainment of personalised specific treatment goals in people with Parkinson's disease (PD).
Hypothesis:
The hypothesis of this study is that introduction of the reminder app will significantly improve attainment of treatment goals.
Methods
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Sequential
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •A clinical diagnosis of PD.
- •Participants will be required to own a smart phone
- •Have a partner or significant other who is able to, and consents to, monitor and support the participant's goal attainment through daily monitoring forms.
- •Possible concerns around adherence or attainment of treatment goals by Movement disorder team, patient or significant other
排除标准
- •A diagnosis of dementia
- •Pre-existing neurological or severe and enduring psychiatric disorder.
- •Do not own a smart phone capable of downloading apps.
- •Sensory deficits preventing the use of a smart device/phone.
- •Are currently involved in any other research study.
结局指标
主要结局
Goal-related tasks completed
时间窗: 22 days
The primary outcome measure will be the percentage of goal related tasks carried out independently (i.e., without prompting from another person) per two-day period. The primary outcome is measured via the daily monitoring form, completed by participant's nominated person.
次要结局
未报告次要终点