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Determination of the Minimal Detectable Change of the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-8

Recruiting
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
Other: Rehabilitation
Registration Number
NCT06487364
Lead Sponsor
Emre Şenocak
Brief Summary

This study is conducted to determine how many units of improvement the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-8 (PDQ-8), used to evaluate the quality of life of Parkinson's patients, should have to express a significant change in the quality of life. Patients for whom a 30-session physiotherapy program is recommended will be included in the study. Patients will be asked to express the change in their quality of life at the end of treatment. The PDQ-8 survey and Global Rating of Patient-Perceived Changes (GRP-PC) forms will be used to determine these changes. Evaluations will be repeated at the beginning of the treatment program and at the end of the 30th session.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
39
Inclusion Criteria
  • Having regular neurology follow-up and using medicine;
  • Hoehn and Yahr Scale Stage between 1-3 points;
  • Mini-Mental State Assessment Score >24 points;
Exclusion Criteria
  • Having a secondary neurological disease;
  • Any surgery and/or trauma affecting the upper extremity
  • Having complaints of pain before the treatment program;
  • There was a change in medical treatment during the study;
  • With symptoms of anxiety and depression;
  • Those who use alcohol and drugs;
  • Individuals with vision defects that cannot be corrected by the use of glasses and those with hearing loss

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Physiotherapy GroupRehabilitationThere will be only one group in the study. Patients will only be applied to the physiotherapy program recommended by the specialist physician and physiotherapist. It is not possible to apply any additional treatment within the scope of the study.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parkinson Disease Questionnaire-86 weeks (5 physiotherapy sessions for 6 weeks)

It is an 8-item form used to assess the quality of life in Parkinson's disease.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Modified Hoehn & Yahr ScaleFirst day of the physiotherapy session

It is used to determine the disease stage. It stages the disease between 1 and 5 points. As the stage progresses, disability also increases.

Global Rating of Patient-Perceived Changes (GRP-PC)6 weeks (5 physiotherapy sessions for 6 weeks)

GRP-PC will used to assess patient-perceived hand dexterity changes after the routine intervention. The patient will first asked, "Has your hand dexterity changed compared to when you did not receive interventions?". If the answer is no, the person will given a score of 0 (i.e. no change). In the case of positive response, the patient will asked, "How much better or worse is your hand dexterity" and the patient response will scored on the following 14-point Likert scale: +7 (very much better), +6 (much better), +5 (better), +4 (relatively better), +3 (somewhat better), +2 (a little better), +1 (very little better), -1 (very little worse), -2 (a little worse), -3 (somewhat worse), -4 (relatively worse), -5 (worse), -6 (much worse), and -7 (very much worse).

Demographic Data FormFirst day of the physiotherapy session

This form was created by researchers and it consist of personal informations such as gender, education, age, body mass index, duration of disease

Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)First day of the physiotherapy session

It can assess Parkinson's disease with its different clinical features, including motor and non-motor. It consists of 4 subsections and 55 items in total. This study will use part III of the UPDRS score (between subsections 3.1 and 3.18)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Private Güney Hospital

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İstanbul, Turkey

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