Tests choice over feedback in Parkinson's patients learning a finger movement
Tests whether letting people with Parkinson's choose feedback helps them learn a movement task.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Influence of Autonomy on Motor Learning in People With Parkinson's Disease
Key facts
- Where
- Taipei, TaiwanSee the site
Where in Taiwan
- National Taiwan University HospitalTaipei, TaiwanTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT05960331
- Record updated
- 18 November 2025
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the benefits of autonomy supported learning in patients with Parkinson's disease. The main questions to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Influence of Autonomy on Motor Learning in People With Parkinson's Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the benefits of autonomy supported learning in patients with Parkinson's disease. The main questions to answer are:
* Whether autonomy supported learning can benefit motor learning in PD patients * Whether autonomy supported learning can enhance intrinsic motivation and/ or information processing of PD patients in learning a new task. * Whether autonomy supported learning can facilitate cortical excitability change after practicing a new task.
Participants will be recruited into two groups (Self-control group, SC; and yoked group, YK) to learn a finger-pressing trajectory matching task
* Participants in SC group will have choice over feedback schedule during trial practice * Participants in YK group will receive feedback with no-choice during trial practice Researchers will compare the retention test performance to see if autonomy supported learning will lead to better learning effect.
Inclusion: age above 20-years-old; able to follow instructions to perform the tasks (Montreal Cognitive Assessment ≥ 24); no surgery and injury in upper extremities in recent 6 months.
Exclusion: other neurological disorders in addition to Parkinson's disease; Parkinson's disease dementia; medical history of seizure; a blood-relative with history of epilepsy; unstable medical conditions; symptom of severe tremor in upper extremities (score ≥ 3 in Question 15 to 18 of UPDRS-III); deep brain stimulation or pacemaker implanted; pregnancy.