Status:

COMPLETED

Combining rTMS and Video Game-based Dexterity Training to Improve Dexterity in Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Luzerner Kantonsspital

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

We investigate the effectiveness of a combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) - video game-based training (VBT) dexterity intervention in Parkinson's diseases. The short and long-...

Detailed Description

Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) often exhibit dexterous difficulties during the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) such as tying shoe laces, hand-writing, using remote controls, sm...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Confirmed PD
  • Hoehn \& Yahr I to IV
  • Age 50-80 years old
  • written and signed informed consent
  • dexterous difficulties-

Exclusion

  • Significant medical, psychiatric co-morbidity including dementia as defined by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA \< 21)
  • Inability to understand the scope of the study and to follow study procedures according to the protocol e.g. complete questionnaires (i.e. due to cognitive problems)
  • Exclusion criteria for TMS and Sham application, such as current pregnancy, personal history of epilepsy or epileptic fits, and any psychiatric, neurologic, or medical history.
  • Participation in another interventional trial.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 11 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 20 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04699149

Start Date

November 11 2020

End Date

July 20 2023

Last Update

September 6 2023

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Luzerner Kantonsspital

Lucerne, Switzerland, 6000