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Cost-effectiveness of specialized nursing interventions for patients with Parkinson*s disease

Conditions
Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's
10028037
Registration Number
NL-OMON46561
Lead Sponsor
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
240
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease:
- that have sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language;
- that were 18 years old at the time of diagnosis;
- in all disease stages, regardless of disease severity or disease duration;
- who are currently not treated by a Parkinson's disease nurse specialist and who have not been treated by a Parkinson's disease nurse specialist in the past two years;
- who have a score of >=18 on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and >=12 on the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with a type of atypical parkinsonism caused by medication (e.g. neuroleptics), a metabolic disorder (e.g. Wilson's disease), encephalitis or a neurodegenerative disorder (e.g. MSA, PSP).
2. Patients with Parkinson's disease that live in a nursing home or another type of residential care facility (because the Parkinson's disease nurse specialist is not operational there).
3. Any other medical or psychiatric disorder that, in the opinion of the researcher, may compromise participation in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The co-primary outcome measures are:<br /><br><br /><br>- Quality of life measured with the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39).<br /><br>- Motor symptoms measured with the Movement Disorders Society-sponsored<br /><br>revision of the Unified Parkinson*s Disease Rating Scale part III (MDS-UPDRS<br /><br>part III)</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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