Treatment Protocol for PD Fatigue Management With CBT

NCT03747848 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: BHS-1401
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 14
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Fatigue affects more than half of people living with Parkinson's disease. Despite its prevalence, treatment options remain limited. To improve patient outcome, a group treatment protocol was developed for PD fatigue management primarily using cognitive behavioral therapy. The program focuses on assisting individuals with PD who experience fatigue to establish proper sleep hygiene habits and a physical exercise routine to meet the end goal of reducing fatigue. The aim of the group is to change negative thoughts and behavior regarding changing sleep hygiene habits and exercise behavior into positive ones. This is a feasibility project that aims to explore the feasibility of this protocol as well as to produce a treatment protocol that is able to be replicated by other occupational therapists and health professionals who serve the PD population.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Keywords

fatigue; cognitive behavioral therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS)

  Measurement of self-report fatigue level. There are 21 items on a 5-point scale- subjects rate from "Never"=0, "Rarely"=1, "Sometimes"=2, "Often"=3, to "Always"=4. MFIS can be aggregated into three subscales: physical, cognitive, and psychosocial. Total scores range from 0 to 84 (physical subscale: 0-36, cognitive subscale: 0-40, psychosocial subscale 0-8), with a higher score representing a greater impact of fatigue on a person's activities.)

  0-week, 6-week, 12-week. This is to measure the change between three points. 0-week indicates pre-treatment status; 6-week indicates post-treatment status immediately; and 12-week indicates long-term status

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI)

  0-week, 6-week, 12-week. This is to measure the change between three points. 0-week indicates pre-treatment status; 6-week indicates post-treatment status immediately; and 12-week indicates long-term status

• Parkinson's Sleep Scale (PDSS-2)

  0-week, 6-week, 12-week. This is to measure the change between three points. 0-week indicates pre-treatment status; 6-week indicates post-treatment status immediately; and 12-week indicates long-term status

• Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (PDQ-39)

  0-week, 6-week, 12-week. This is to measure the change between three points. 0-week indicates pre-treatment status; 6-week indicates post-treatment status immediately; and 12-week indicates long-term status.

Study Arms (1)

CBT group

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects will participate in group treatment sessions (once a week for six weeks).

Behavioral: CBT group

Interventions

CBT group BEHAVIORAL

Each interested individual will complete eligibility screening, consent form, and pre-intervention assessment. Demographic information such as gender, age, and number of years since diagnosis of PD will be collected. This investigator will implement the treatment program by meeting with the participants in groups, once a week, for six weeks. Group meetings will encourage interaction and support among group participants. Program content includes encouraging physical exercise with higher intensity, changing poor sleeping hygiene habits, stress management, and encouraging utilization of social support.

CBT group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All subjects must be diagnosed with PD, without the diagnosis of Lewy Body dementia. Atypical parkinsonism such as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration, and Multiple System Atrophy are excluded.
• All participants of the program are community dwelling.
• Subjects must age between 21 and 80. There is no gender limitation.
• All subjects report feeling sense of fatigue.
• Because the intervention involves encouraging individuals to participate in highly-intense physical exercise or multimodal moderately-intense physical exercise, cardiovascular clearance from each participant's physician (either primary care, internist, or cardiologist) is required. See attachment for cardiovascular clearance letter.
• Because cognitive behavioral therapy will be used in the interventions, and safety judgment is required when choosing an appropriate physical exercise during interventions, participants must present with adequate cognitive capacity. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) will be used to determine if the individual meets the cognitive criteria. MoCA score must be 24 or above, or 21 to 23 with an accompany of a caregiver to participate (MoCA total score is 30). In PD, individuals with mild neurocognitive disorder (NCD), with MoCA score 21 to 23, are able to perform everyday activities independently, although with greater effort, compensatory strategies, or accommodation

You may not qualify if:

• MoCA score 22 or below
• Unable to obtain physician clearance for exercise participation
• Diagnosis of Lewy Body dementia. Atypical parkinsonism

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York Institute of Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York, 11568, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Parkinson Disease; Fatigue

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Parkinsonian Disorders; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Movement Disorders; Synucleinopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Ling Wan-Albert, MS

  New York Institute of Technology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 31, 2018
• First Posted: November 20, 2018
• Study Start: October 19, 2018
• Primary Completion: October 18, 2019
• Study Completion: October 18, 2019
• Last Updated: January 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

Locations

US (1)