A pilot randomised controlled trial of occupational therapy to optimise independence in Parkinson's disease

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson's Disease; Nervous System Diseases; Parkinson's disease

• Registration Number: ISRCTN27871743
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-08-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) defined by the UK PDS Brain Bank Criteria
2. Patients with more severe PD - those with Hoehn and Yahr stages III and IV

Exclusion Criteria

1. Dementia (as usually defined by the Investigator) - the patient must be capable of completing self-assessment forms
2. Received occupational therapy in the last 2 years and/or physiotherapy in the last year

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified