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Occupational therapy for arm skills and everyday participation

This study investigates rehabilitation aimed at upper-limb movement and taking part in daily activities.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: IRCT20140304016830N12

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Start (reported date): 2019-11-06

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2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: both

Inclusion criteria: Having Parkinson's disease according to neurologist diagnosis (based on UK brain Bank criteria for the diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease) Having the disease's progression level of 1 to 3 according to Hoehn and Yahr Scale Having an acceptable level of cognitive function (i.e. score equal to or greater than 24 on the Persian version of Mini Mental State Examination and score greater than 24 on the Persian version of Montreal cognitive assessment questionnaire) Having at least a fifth grade education Ability to perform uni-manual and bi-manual motor tasks Feeling the need or desire to participate in occupations selected for the intervention (bi-manual occupations in the form of activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and playing) Exclusion criteria: Co-morbid other neurological diseases, orthopedic disorders (such as low back pain and arthritis), diabetes or addiction according to the report of the patient, or patient's family or physician Having pathological dementia according to the neurologist diagnosis Having Juvenile Parkinsonism

Full study name & original research details

Official study title

A randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of bi-manual activities with and without motivational strategies on participation, motor control and sensory-motor skills of upper extremity in subjects with Parkinson´s disease

Short title used by the registry

The effect of occupational therapy interventions on participation, motor control and sensory-motor skills of upper extremity in subjects with Parkinson's disease

Original description

Intervention: Intervention 1: Control group: receives conventional rehabilitation (including exercises for upper and lower limb stretching, range of motion and activities of daily living). Intervention 2: First intervention group: Bi-manual activities with motivational strategies group that receives 24 sessions of intervention (8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, 90 minutes per session) in the form of bi-manual activities including activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and playing in addition to the conventional rehabilitation. In this group, different motivational strategies (such as affirming the patient to facilitate a sense of usefulness, helping to gain a sense of fun by facilitating the likelihood of success, giving appropriate positive feedback to increase patient's awareness of his/her abilities to perform the activity, showing positive changes in patient's performance during intervention sessions and explain the importance of the activity to the individual and how it affects his/her daily life) will be used to enhance an individual's level of motivation during the intervention. Intervention 3: Second intervention group: Bi-manual activities without motivational strategies group that receives 24 sessions of intervention (8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, 90 minutes per session) in the form of bi-manual activities including activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and playing in addition to the conventional rehabilitation. In this group, motivational strategies (such as affirming the patient to facilitate a sense of usefulness, helping to gain a sense of fun by facilitating the likelihood of success, giving appropriate positive feedback to increase patient's awareness of his/her abilities to perform the activity, showing posit Primary outcome: Motor control of upper extremity. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Motion analysis system.;Sensory-motor skills of upper extremity. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Wrist position sense test, Hand active sensation test, Box & Block Test, Grip Dynamo-meter test, Purdue Pegboard Test, Nine Hole Peg Test, Coin Rotation Test.;Participation. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Canadian occupational performance measure, Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment Questionnaire. Secondary outcome: Cognitive function. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Clock Drawing Test, Parkinson's Disease-Cognitive Rating Scale, Trail Making Test, Stroop Test, Quick Dementia Rating Scale, Digit Symbol Test, Benton test.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39), 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).

Conditions reported: Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease

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IRCT · IRCT20140304016830N12 ↗ — Recruiting; WHO ICTRP processed 2020-06-15; checked 2026-10-14

Study type: Interventional
Interventions: Intervention 1: Control group: receives conventional rehabilitation (including exercises for upper and lower limb stretching, range of motion and activities of daily living). Intervention 2: First intervention group: Bi-manual activities with motivational strategies group that receives 24 sessions of intervention (8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, 90 minutes per session) in the form of bi-manual activities including activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and playing in addition to the conventional rehabilitation. In this group, different motivational strategies (such as affirming the patient to facilitate a sense of usefulness, helping to gain a sense of fun by facilitating the likelihood of success, giving appropriate positive feedback to increase patient's awareness of his/her abilities to perform the activity, showing positive changes in patient's performance during intervention sessions and explain the importance of the activity to the individual and how it affects his/her daily life) will be used to enhance an individual's level of motivation during the intervention. Intervention 3: Second intervention group: Bi-manual activities without motivational strategies group that receives 24 sessions of intervention (8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, 90 minutes per session) in the form of bi-manual activities including activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and playing in addition to the conventional rehabilitation. In this group, motivational strategies (such as affirming the patient to facilitate a sense of usefulness, helping to gain a sense of fun by facilitating the likelihood of success, giving appropriate positive feedback to increase patient's awareness of his/her abilities to perform the activity, showing posit
Phases: N/A
Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences
Start date reported by registry: 2019-11-06 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

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Ghorban Taghizadeh · +98 21 2222 7124 · taghizadeh.gh@iums.ac.ir

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Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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