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Proactive and Integrated Management and Empowerment in Parkinson's Disease (PRIME-UK): a New Model of Care (PRIME-RCT)

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Parkinsonism
Interventions
Other: PRIME Parkinson Care
Other: Usual Care
Registration Number
NCT05127057
Lead Sponsor
University of Bristol
Brief Summary

People living with Parkinson's disease experience progressive motor and non-motor symptoms, which negatively impact on health-related quality of life. Symptoms emerge and evolve as the disease progresses.

Current care models are often inadequate to meet their needs.

This study aims to evaluate whether a complex and innovative model of integrated care will increase an individual's ability to achieve their personal goals, have a positive impact on health and symptom burden, and be more cost-effective when compared with usual care.

Detailed Description

Background: People living with Parkinson's disease experience progressive motor and non-motor symptoms, which negatively impact on health-related quality of life and can lead to an increased risk of hospitalisation. It is increasingly recognised that the current care models are not suitable for the needs of people with parkinsonism whose care needs evolve and change as the disease progresses. This study aims to evaluate whether a complex and innovative model of integrated care will increase an individual's ability to achieve their personal goals, have a positive impact on health and symptom burden, and be more cost-effective when compared with usual care.

Methods: This is a single centre, randomised controlled trial where people with parkinsonism and their informal caregivers are randomised into one of two groups: either PRIME Parkinson multi-component model of care; or usual care. Adults ≥18 years with a diagnosis of parkinsonism, able to provide informed consent or the availability of a close friend or relative to act as a personal consultee if capacity to do so is absent, and living in the trial geographical area are eligible. Up to three caregivers per patient can also take part, must be ≥18 years, provide informal, unpaid care and able to give informed consent. The primary outcome measure is goal attainment, as measured using the Bangor Goal Setting Interview. The duration of enrolment is 24 months. The total recruitment target is n=214 and the main analyses will be intention to treat.

Discussion: This trial tests whether a novel model of care improves health and disease-related metrics including goal attainment, and decreases hospitalisations whilst being more cost-effective than the current usual care. Subject to successful implementation of this intervention within one centre, the PRIME Parkinson model of care could then be evaluated within a cluster-randomised trial at multiple centres.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
214
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Have a diagnosis of parkinsonism made by a movement disorder specialist
  2. Be willing to participate
  3. Have the ability to provide informed consent to participant, or where unable to do so due to cognitive impairment, availability of a close friend or relative to act as a personal consultee
  4. Age 18 years and above.
  5. Resident within the geographical catchment area of Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients with drug, infection or toxin induced parkinsonism
  2. Patients who lack capacity to participate but do not have anyone who can be a consultee to provide advice regarding the patient's wishes and views
  3. Patients with a current medical, cognitive or psychosocial issue or co-enrolment in other study that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PRIME Parkinson CarePRIME Parkinson CarePRIME Parkinson Care is a multi-component model of care comprising individual components: a) Case management b) Empowerment of patients and care givers c) Empowerment of healthcare professionals d) IT infrastructure.
PRIME Parkinson CareUsual CarePRIME Parkinson Care is a multi-component model of care comprising individual components: a) Case management b) Empowerment of patients and care givers c) Empowerment of healthcare professionals d) IT infrastructure.
Usual careUsual CareUsual care provided by NHS
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Goal attainment24 months

Measured using the Bangor Goal-Setting Interview (BGSI) - score 1-10, higher score = better outcome

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parkinson's disease assessment24 months

Measured using MDS-Unified Parkinson's disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Score range 0-199, higher score = worse outcome

Non-motor symptom burden24 months

Measured using MDS-Non-motor rating scale (MDS-NMS); Score range 0-334, higher score = worse outcome

Parkinson's-related quality of life24 months

Measured using The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39); Score range 0-100, higher score = worse outcome

Fear of falling24 months

Measured using the Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale (ICON-FES); Score range 10-40, higher score = worse outcome

Global Impression of change24 months

Measured using the Patients' Global Impression of Change (PGIC);Score range 0-7, higher score = worse outcome

Frailty24 months

Measured using The Frailty Instrument of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE-FI75+); Score range 0-1, higher score = worse outcome. Measured using Measured using Pictorial fit frail scale; Score range 0-43, higher score = worse outcome. Measured using clinical frailty scale; Score range 0-9, higher score = worse outcome

Sarcopenia24 months

Measured using the Sluggishness, Assistance in walking, rising from a chair, climb stairs, falls questionnaire (SARC-F); Score range 0-10, higher score = worse outcome

Malnutrition risk24 months

Measured using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST); Score range 0-6, higher score = worse outcome. Measured using the Seniors in the community: risk evaluation for eating and nutrition (SCREEN-II-14); Score range 0-64, higher score = better outcome.

Physical performance24 months

Measured using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB); Score range 0-12, higher score = better outcome. Measured using the Timed up and Go (TUG); score is not a scale (timing).

Physical activity24 months

Measured using the Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire - WA Version (IPEQ-WA); Score range 0-182, higher score = better outcome

Gait24 months

Measured using single and dual task gait assessments

Grip strength24 months

Measured using hand-held dynamometer; scoring is in kg not a scale

Advance Care Plan data24 months

Measured using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System - Revised: Parkinson's disease (ESAS-R-PD); Score range 0-100, higher score = worse outcome

Palliative symptom burden24 months

Measured using the Palliative Case Outcome Scale - symptom list: Parkinson's disease (POS-S-PD); Score range 0-40, higher score = worse outcome

Hospice utilisation outside place of death24 months

Captured from hospital and GP records

Use of anticipatory medication24 months

Captured from hospital and GP records

Healthcare contacts with hospice and/or palliative care services24 months

Captured from hospital and GP records

Loneliness/social isolation24 months

Measured using UCLA-Loneliness Scale (3-item); Score range 3-9, higher score = worse outcome

Social participation24 months

Measured using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing questionnaire (ELSA) - scoring not a scale

Perceived social support24 months

Measured using Multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS); Score range 12-84, higher score = better outcome

Coping strategy24 months

Measured using the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (BRIEFCope); Score range 28-112, higher score = better outcome

Acceptance of illness24 months

Measured using Acceptance of Illness Scale; Score range 8-40, higher score = better outcome

Capability24 months

Measured using the ICEpop Capability measure for older people (ICECAP-O); Score range 5-20, higher score = better outcome

Patient Activation24 months

Measured using Patient Activation Measure (PAM); Score range 0-100, higher score = better outcome

Health related quality of life24 months

Measured using EuroQol 5D-5L (EQ-5D-5L); Score range 5-25, higher score = worse outcome

Mortality24 months

Captured from hospital and GP records

Healthcare events24 months

Captured from hospital and GP records

Frequency of Parkinson's follow-up24 months

Captured from hospital and GP records

Frequency and type of engagement with PRIME Parkinson care24 months

Captured from study information

Experience of holistic patient-centred care24 months

Measured using Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC-26); Score range 26-130, higher score = better outcome

Montreal Cognitive Assessment24 months

Measured using Montreal Cognitive Assessment

Bone health24 months

Measured using a combination of QFracture and FRAX questionnaires

Life space assessment24 months

Measured using LSA questionnaire collecting participant's movements over the last month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol

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Bristol, United Kingdom

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