Drooling in Parkinson’s disease: a case for divided attentio
Completed
- Conditions
- Parkinson's diseaseNervous System Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11045864
- Lead Sponsor
- orthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29785679
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients under the care of the Northumbria Parkinson's Disease Services or South Tyneside Speech and Language Therapy Service with a diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
2. Have a self reported problem with daytime drooling on the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating scale subset 2.6 saliva question (Movement Disorder Society 2008)
3. Able to participate in the tasks in the proposed study protocol
4. Giving fully informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient unable, for cognitive or physical reasons, to comply with the project protocol
2. Patient has had botulinum toxin therapy or surgery on their saliva glands
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Frequency of saliva swallows, using a swallow detection device. This is a small microphone headset which is worn in the ear and is connected to a small recording device. Software in the recording device allows identification of swallowing sounds, which can then be counted and compared. <br>2. Observed drooling with and without cognitive load<br><br>All subjects will complete a 30 minute baseline assessment for drooling at rest and then then another 30 minute assessment whilst completing a series of cognitive tasks involving reading, listening and decision making. <br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self report of drooling, measured using the Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale questionnaire