Effectiveness of Intensive Handwriting Rehabilitation in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini1 site in 1 country180 target enrollmentSeptember 2015

ConditionsParkinson Disease Neurorehabilitation Handwriting

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Parkinson Disease
Sponsor: Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini
Enrollment: 180
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: letters size
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intensive handwriting treatment in Parkinson's Disease.

Detailed Description

The investigators aimed to understand whether an intensive handwriting treatment with cognitive engagement is more effective than a treatment exploiting only the passive wrist joint mobilization in Parkinson's Disease.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2015

End Date

September 2017

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Ilaria Zivi

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Parkinson's Disease patients

Exclusion Criteria

•Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \< 24
•Left handed subjects
•Subjects with dyskinesias
•Subjects with Deep Brain Stimulation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

letters size

Time Frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

writing speed (time spent to write every single letter and word, measured in milliseconds)(4 weeks)
centimeters away from a straight line during writing(4 weeks)