Feasibility and Effects of Whole-body Drumming Classes on Walking in People With Parkinson's Disease: a Pilot Study
| Registry | NCT04982003 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Phase | Not applicable |
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| Study type | Interventional; na, single group, masking: none, treatment |
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| Enrollment | 38 (Actual) |
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| Sponsor | A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (Other) |
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| Conditions | Parkinson Disease |
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| Interventions | exercise (Other) |
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| Dates | start 2019-02-22, primary completion 2022-07-30, completion 2022-07-30, first posted 2021-07-29, last updated 2023-02-01 |
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| Locations | 1 site in United States |
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-Summary
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience difficulty with gait, postural instability, and lack of movement coordination and rhythmic timing. Non-motor functions affected by PD include time perception, feelings of apathy, depression, decreased self-efficacy, and decrease self-reported quality of life. There is currently a lack of information on how a therapeutic drumming class that uses whole-body large-amplitude movements to music would impact these motor and non-motor impairments in individuals with PD. The primary purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of a 10-week whole-body drumming class to music specifically selected for its rhythmic structure, and effects on movement rhythm and time perception in individuals with PD. The secondary purpose is to assess the effects of the drumming class on apathy, depression, self-efficacy and health-related quality of life. Participants will be included if they have a diagnosis of PD and are able to move for an hour with rests, either standing or seated. Participants are tested before and after the class series and one month following.
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+Arms and interventions
| Arm | Type | Interventions | Description |
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| Single Group | Experimental | Other: exercise | A single group of subjects with pretest, posttest, and one-month follow-up testing relative to 10-week drumming exercise classes |
- exercise (Other): 10 weekly hour-long classes of drumming to music using large-amplitude, whole-body movements
+Outcome measures
Primary outcomes
- Step Cadence Variability [within 7 days before the intervention]: Variability (SD) of step cadence
- Step Cadence Variability [within 7 days after intervention]: Variability (SD) of step cadence
- Step Cadence Variability [1-month following intervention]: Variability (SD) of step cadence
- Stride Length Variability [within 7 days before the intervention]: Variability (SD) of stride length
- Stride Length Variability [within 7 days after intervention]: Variability (SD) of stride length
- Stride Length Variability [1-month following intervention]: Variability (SD) of stride length
- Change in repeated finger-tapping [within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention]: change in inter-tapping intervals (ms) change from pre- to post-intervention
- Change in repeated finger-tapping [within 7 days before the intervention and 1-month following end of intervention]: change in inter-tapping intervals (ms) change from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
Secondary outcomes
- Change in Nine-hole peg test (NHP) duration (s) [within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention]: change in speed of manual dexterity (s on NHP) from pre- to post-intervention
- Change in Nine-hole peg test (NHP) duration (s) [within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention]: change in speed of manual dexterity (s on NHP) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
- Change in Physical Performance Test (PPT) score [within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention]: change in whole-body functional mobility (PPT score; 0-36; higher is better) from pre- to post-intervention.
- Change in Physical Performance Test (PPT) score [within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention]: change in whole-body functional mobility (PPT score; 0-36; higher is better) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
- Change in Parkinson Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) [within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention]: change in disease-related quality of life (PDQ-39 score; 0-100, lower is better with improved quality of life) from pre- to post-intervention
- Change in Parkinson Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) [within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention]: change in disease-related quality of life (PDQ-39 score; 0-100, lower is better with improved quality of life) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
- Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) [within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention]: change in depression (GDS score; 0-15, higher is worse with more depression) from pre- to post-intervention
- Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) [within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention]: change in depression (GDS score; 0-15, higher is worse with more depression) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
- General Self-Efficacy scale (GSE) [within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention]: change in self-efficacy (GSE score; 10-40, higher is better with more self-efficacy) from pre- to post-intervention
- General Self-Efficacy scale (GSE) [within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention]: change in self-efficacy (GSE score; 10-40, higher is better with more self-efficacy) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
- Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS) [within 7 days before the intervention and within 7 days after intervention]: change in apathy (LARS score; -36 to +36, lower is better with less apathy) from pre- to post-intervention
- Lille Apathy Rating Scale (LARS) [within 7 days before the intervention, and 1-month following intervention]: change in apathy (LARS score; -36 to +36, lower is better with less apathy) from pre- to 1-month following end of intervention
+Eligibility
Sex: All, ages: 21 Years to any
Inclusion Criteria:
* diagnosed with PD
* independent walking short community and household distances with or without assistive device
* able to participate in a 1-hour class once a week for ten weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
* change of Parkinson's medication or deep brain stimulation parameters within 2 weeks prior to or during the study
* inability to grasp 2-inch diameter "drum sticks"
* any conditions with contraindications to lift upper extremities overhead
* any medical restrictions to exercise
+Locations (1)
| Facility | City | Country | Status |
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| A.T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences | Mesa, Arizona | United States | |
+Investigators