Effectiveness of telerehabilitation for Parkinson's disease patients

JRCT ID: jRCT1030240146

Registered date:07/06/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Parkinson's disease
• Date of first enrollment: 07/06/2024
• Target sample size: 200
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Patients are invited to participate in online rehabilitation using Zoom meetings (twice a week for 40 minutes per session).

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome

Changes in activities of daily living and motor symptoms in PD patients
Satisfaction and utility of online rehabilitation

Secondary Outcome

Changes in PD patients' quality of life
Changes in PD patients' emotional well-being
Changes in caregiver's burden
Relationship between the number of times PD patients participate in online rehabilitation and distance to hospital and their satisfaction and effectiveness.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 20age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both
• Include criteria: PD patients aged 20 and over who are receiving medical care at Keio University Hospital and affiliated research institutions, and their caregivers

Exclude criteria

Patients who cannot maintain a sitting position
Patients with severe cognitive impairment
Patients restricted from exercising due to heart disease, respiratory or orthopaedic diseases
Patients who cannot follow the instructions of healthcare professionals

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Seki Morinobu