Feasibility of Whole-body Drumming Classes for People With Parkinson's Disease
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease
- Interventions
- Other: exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT04982003
- Lead Sponsor
- A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
- Brief Summary
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience difficulty with gait, postural instability, and lack of movement coordination and rhythmic timing. Non-motor functions affected by PD include time perception, feelings of apathy, depression, decreased self-efficacy, and decrease self-reported quality of life. There is currently a lack of information on how a therapeutic drumming class that uses whole-body large-amplitude movements to music would impact these motor and non-motor impairments in individuals with PD. The primary purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of a 10-week whole-body drumming class to music specifically selected for its rhythmic structure, and effects on movement rhythm and time perception in individuals with PD. The secondary purpose is to assess the effects of the drumming class on apathy, depression, self-efficacy and health-related quality of life. Participants will be included if they have a diagnosis of PD and are able to move for an hour with rests, either standing or seated. Participants are tested before and after the class series and one month following.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 38
- diagnosed with PD
- independent walking short community and household distances with or without assistive device
- able to participate in a 1-hour class once a week for ten weeks
- change of Parkinson's medication or deep brain stimulation parameters within 2 weeks prior to or during the study
- inability to grasp 2-inch diameter "drum sticks"
- any conditions with contraindications to lift upper extremities overhead
- any medical restrictions to exercise
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Single Group exercise A single group of subjects with pretest, posttest, and one-month follow-up testing relative to 10-week drumming exercise classes
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in repeated finger-tapping within 7 days before the intervention and 1-month following end of intervention change in inter-tapping intervals (ms) change from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Step Cadence Variability 1-month following intervention Variability (SD) of step cadence
Stride Length Variability 1-month following intervention Variability (SD) of stride length
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Physical Performance Test (PPT) score within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention change in whole-body functional mobility (PPT score; 0-36; higher is better) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Change in Nine-hole peg test (NHP) duration (s) within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention change in speed of manual dexterity (s on NHP) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
General Self-Efficacy scale (GSE) within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention change in self-efficacy (GSE score; 10-40, higher is better with more self-efficacy) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention change in depression (GDS score; 0-15, higher is worse with more depression) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Change in Parkinson Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention change in disease-related quality of life (PDQ-39 score; 0-100, lower is better with improved quality of life) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS) within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention change in apathy (LARS score; -36 to +36, lower is better with less apathy) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
A.T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences
🇺🇸Mesa, Arizona, United States