Effectiveness of occupational therapy in Parkinson*s disease: a nationwide, randomized controlled trial.

Completed

Conditions: 10028037
Parkinson's
Parkinson's Disease

Registration Number: NL-OMON33392

Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria patients
1 Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease according to accepted criteria.
2 Need for assistance in daily activities
3 Home dwelling;Inclusion criteria caregivers
1 Providing informal support minimal two times a week to a patient who participates in the study
2 Available to take part in the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

1 Co morbidity with symptoms that precludes active partcipation in the intervention (e.g psychosis, severe cardiac failure). Or limitations in activities are dominated by the co morbid condition rather than by Parkinson*s Disease.
2 Current participation in other allied health research (IMPACT, PARKFIT, ERGODIM)
3 Having received occupational therapy in the last 12 months

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary outcome/endpoint for the patient is the quality and level of<br /><br>independence in daily functioning, assessed with the Assessment of Motor and<br /><br>Process Skills (AMPS) and the Amsterdam Medical Centre Linear Disability Score<br /><br>(ALDS). The primary outcome/ endpoint for the caregivers is their self<br /><br>perceived burden of care as assessed with the Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI). The<br /><br>primary analysis will be the changes between baseline and 3 months after start<br /><br>of the intervention.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcomes/endpoints are: self perceived performance in daily<br /><br>activities (patient and caregiver), participation and autonomy (patient),<br /><br>quality of life (patient and caregiver), and objective burden of care<br /><br>(caregiver). </p><br>