Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Upper-limb Movements in PD Patients

Parkinson Disease Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of Training Involving Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Upper-limb Movements in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine effects of training involving rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) on upper-limb movements and functions in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Patients will be randomly divided into two groups: the RAS group and the no-RAS group. Patients will receive training with or without the aid of RAS based on their groups. The training task is to use the right hand to take beads from one bowl to another bowl. The box and block test and the Jebsen hand function test will be used before and after training (i.e., pretest and posttest respectively) to assess patients' upper-limb speed and function. Researchers will compare scores of the box and block test and the Jebsen hand function test between the two groups at pretest and posttest to determine effects of RAS.

Clinical Trial Description

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acoustic Stimulation
• Arm
• Bradykinesia
• Dyskinesias
• Hypokinesia
• Movement, Abnormal
• Parkinson Disease

• NCT number: NCT05637593
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Contact: Wei FAN (PhD student), MSc
• Phone: +825 67681229
• Email: 21037721r@connect.polyu.hk
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2023
• Completion date: December 31, 2025