Telerehabilitation in People With Parkinson's Disease — TEMPO  

Parkinson's Disease Clinical Trial

Official title: Home Telerehabilitation Based on Serious Games for Continuity of Care in People With Parkinson's Disease

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Although TeleRehabilitation (TR) is widely accepted as an appropriate model for the provision of professional health services in the field of physiotherapy, with already established standards, guidelines and policies, there are still few studies in the literature on the use of TR as a rehabilitation tool in people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Therefore, further studies on the efficacy of TR in the management of motor and non-motor symptoms of PD are needed.

The study TEMPO aims at assessing the efficacy (in terms of autonomy in carrying out the activities of daily life) of a home TR program based on serious games in people with PD compared to conventional day-hospital treatment.

Clinical Trial Description

The scientific literature has shown that appropriate exercise can decrease some non-motor symptoms of PD such as fatigue, depression, apathy, and cognitive impairment, and it can positively affect motor performance. However, access to rehabilitation centers is often difficult, with logistic and economic barriers for those not living near a specialized hospital. In recent years, the use of technologies has considerably progressed, and, with the development of telemedicine systems, remote treatments have become a viable option for the management of patients with PD.

The TR has the potential to optimize the timing, intensity, and personalization of rehabilitation intervention and offers the opportunity for a flexible implementation of treatment protocols and the ability to monitor patient progress in real-time. In particular, for patients with neurological degenerative pathologies, who need periodical and tailored rehabilitation for the whole life, the TR has proved feasible and effective. The recent systematic review by Vellata found that the literature on TR in people with PD is limited. The published studies on TR for PD showed that it is feasible and effective in maintaining and/or improving some clinical and non-clinical aspects of PD such as: balance and walking, speech and voice, quality of life, patient satisfaction. However, although TR is widely accepted as an appropriate model for the provision of professional health services in the field of physiotherapy, with already established standards, guidelines and policies, there are still few studies in the literature on the use of TR as a rehabilitation tool in people with Parkinson's disease.

In this context, the efficacy of TR in the management of motor and non-motor symptoms of PD has to be further investigated. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parkinson Disease
• Parkinson's Disease

• NCT number: NCT05773885
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: IRCCS San Raffaele Roma
• Contact: Michela Goffredo, PhD.
• Phone: +390652252319
• Email: michela.goffredo@sanraffaele.it
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2022
• Completion date: March 31, 2024