Handwriting Rehabilitation in Parkinson Disease

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini180 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Parkinson Disease Neurorehabilitation Handwriting

Interventions

WritingBEHAVIORAL

Writing exercise with or without cues for 1 hour per day for 4 days at week for 4 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Ospedale Generale di zona Moriggia Pelascini

Gravedona Ed Uniti, Como, Italy

RECRUITING

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)

Time frame: 4 weeks

centimeters away from a straight line during writing

Time frame: 4 weeks

Central Contacts

Paola Ortelli, PsyD

CONTACT

+393332974872 ortellipaola73@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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