People with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience difficulty with gait, postural instability, and lack of movement coordination and rhythmic timing. Non-motor functions affected by PD include time perception, feelings of apathy, depression, decreased self-efficacy, and decrease self-reported quality of life. There is currently a lack of information on how a therapeutic drumming class that uses whole-body large-amplitude movements to music would impact these motor and non-motor impairments in individuals with PD. The primary purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of a 10-week whole-body drumming class to music specifically selected for its rhythmic structure, and effects on movement rhythm and time perception in individuals with PD. The secondary purpose is to assess the effects of the drumming class on apathy, depression, self-efficacy and health-related quality of life. Participants will be included if they have a diagnosis of PD and are able to move for an hour with rests, either standing or seated. Participants are tested before and after the class series and one month following.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
38
10 weekly hour-long classes of drumming to music using large-amplitude, whole-body movements
A.T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences
Mesa, Arizona, United States
Step Cadence Variability
Variability (SD) of step cadence
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention
Step Cadence Variability
Variability (SD) of step cadence
Time frame: within 7 days after intervention
Step Cadence Variability
Variability (SD) of step cadence
Time frame: 1-month following intervention
Stride Length Variability
Variability (SD) of stride length
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention
Stride Length Variability
Variability (SD) of stride length
Time frame: within 7 days after intervention
Stride Length Variability
Variability (SD) of stride length
Time frame: 1-month following intervention
Change in repeated finger-tapping
change in inter-tapping intervals (ms) change from pre- to post-intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention
Change in repeated finger-tapping
change in inter-tapping intervals (ms) change from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention and 1-month following end of intervention
Change in Nine-hole peg test (NHP) duration (s)
change in speed of manual dexterity (s on NHP) from pre- to post-intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention
Change in Nine-hole peg test (NHP) duration (s)
change in speed of manual dexterity (s on NHP) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention
Change in Physical Performance Test (PPT) score
change in whole-body functional mobility (PPT score; 0-36; higher is better) from pre- to post-intervention.
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention
Change in Physical Performance Test (PPT) score
change in whole-body functional mobility (PPT score; 0-36; higher is better) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention
Change in Parkinson Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39)
change in disease-related quality of life (PDQ-39 score; 0-100, lower is better with improved quality of life) from pre- to post-intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention
Change in Parkinson Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39)
change in disease-related quality of life (PDQ-39 score; 0-100, lower is better with improved quality of life) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
change in depression (GDS score; 0-15, higher is worse with more depression) from pre- to post-intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
change in depression (GDS score; 0-15, higher is worse with more depression) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention
General Self-Efficacy scale (GSE)
change in self-efficacy (GSE score; 10-40, higher is better with more self-efficacy) from pre- to post-intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention
General Self-Efficacy scale (GSE)
change in self-efficacy (GSE score; 10-40, higher is better with more self-efficacy) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention
Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS)
change in apathy (LARS score; -36 to +36, lower is better with less apathy) from pre- to post-intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention
Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS)
change in apathy (LARS score; -36 to +36, lower is better with less apathy) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Time frame: within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention
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