Comparing two training programs for early Parkinson's disease
Compares online self-management training with on-site task training in people with early Parkinson's.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effectiveness of Online Program and Task-related Training for Parkinson's Disease
Key facts
- Where
- Linkou District, TaiwanSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 45 and 70 years old?
Source: NCT06248073, who can take part
Where in Taiwan
- Chang Gung Memorial HospitalLinkou District, 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
- Chang Gung University
- Trial code
- NCT06248073
- Record updated
- 20 March 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of online self-management program and on-site task-related training for people with early stage Parkinson's disease.Read full original descriptionShow less
Comparing the Effectiveness of Online Self-management Program and On-site Task-related Training for People With Early Stage Parkinson's Disease on Activity Participation and Quality of Life
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of online self-management program and on-site task-related training for people with early stage Parkinson's disease.
people with early stage of Parkinson's disease (age range: 45-70 years) will be randomly assigned into the following three groups: control group, online self-management program group and on-site task-related training group.The control group will receive no treatment during the experimental period. For the other two groups, participants will receive the intervention twice a week, one hour per session and 12 sessions in total.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. the potential impact of motor and non-motor symptoms on activity participation and quality of life for people with early stage of Parkinson's disease (PD). 2. compare and examine the the effectiveness of online self-management program and on-site task-related training for people with early stage Parkinson's disease on activity participation and quality of life.
Inclusion: Willingness to sign the informed consent form; Age between 45 and 70 years, with mild idiopathic Parkinson's disease and Hoehn and Yahr stage 1-2; No cognitive impairment; No severe depression that could affect the motivation to participate in the study; No history of shoulder dislocation or fracture that could affect body proprioception; No diseases that could affect the ability to reach for objects, such as stroke; No diseases that could affect peripheral sensation, such as diabetes; No severe tremors; patients whose hands, when relaxed and placed on the apparatus, still exhibit significant tremor interfering with the experiment will not be included; Able to follow instructions and complete the assessment process; Have not received physical or occupational therapy in the past year.
Exclusion: Have major surgery on the head or upper limbs; Other central nervous system diseases, such as stroke; Inability to perform the reaching task while sitting.