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NCT Number: NCT03985631

Tai Chi Intervention by Telerehabilitation

Rational : A lot of people in the province of Quebec suffer from Parkinson's disease and they are mostly vulnerable because they gradually lose their autonomy with the worsening of the disease. Physiotherapy was proven to be an effective treatment method for these patients. However, accessibility to care remains a major issue.

Objective: This project aims to establish the clinical feasibility of a Tai chi rehabilitation program through tele rehabilitation to patients suffering of Parkinson's disease.

Methodology : This pilot study will be conduct with a pre/post-test device. Therefore, to reach the objective, an evaluation will be done before the intervention and directly after the end of the 12 weeks program. Also, the obstacles encountered during the interventions will be noted in a logbook.

Benefits: This is a priority research because its aim is to develop a care system that is efficient and accessible for a target population. The results of this study will confirm the possibility to put in place a telerehabilitation program who could reach, on a larger scale, more patients suffering from Parkinson's disease.

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Key information

Conditions

Parkinson Disease Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Parkinsonian Disorders Synucleinopathies

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • to be diagnosed with Parkinson Disease according to the " Movement Disorders Society's diagnostic criteria " for at least 3 years
  • Presence of a postural instability measured by the pull test according to Movement Disorders Society-Sponsored revision scale of Unified Parkinson Disease Rating scale " (MDS-UPDRS) with a score to item 3, 12 ≥ 1,
  • Have access to Internet
  • Have a caregiver available during rehabilitation sessions

Exclusion criteria

  • Have a une cognitive impairment measured by the " Mini-Mental State Examination " (MMSE), with a total score < 24.

Treatment and study plan

rehabilitation intervention

Other

Rehabilitation sessions based on Tai Chi through telerehabilitation

Other names: Télérehabilitation (Tai Chi)

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in balance

    Time frame: 3 months

    Mini BESTest

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in quality of life

    Time frame: 3 months

    PDQ-39 (Parkinson Disease Questionnaire - 39)This questionnaire assesses how often people affected by Parkinson's experience difficulties across 8 dimensions of daily living.Percentage score ranging between 0 and 100 (100%: more health problems).

  2. Satisfaction with service received

    Time frame: 3 months

    Satisfaction with health care services received (questionnaire, total score on 100%, 0% not satisfied at all with service received, 100%: very satisfied) )

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Université de Sherbrooke

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Registry information

Official study title

Tai Chi Intervention by Telerehabilitation as an Innovative Solution for Parkinson's Disease Population

Acronym: TeleParkinson

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jun 14, 2019
Registry last updated
Sep 29, 2021

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