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Parkinson DiseasepdLLMNCT04426903

Application of LLM Care and Related Affective Computing Systems on People With Parkinson's Disease

A study testing webFitForAll and BrainHQ in people with Parkinson Disease, run by Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki at 1 site in Greece.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study is an adaptation of the Long Lasting Memories (LLM) (NCT02267499) and the subsequent LLM Care (NCT02313935) projects in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The study aims to examine the viability and any potential benefits of cognitive and physical training, as offered via the ICT-based… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
Parkinson Disease
What is being tested?
webFitForAll and BrainHQ
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
23 participants
Where
1 siteGreece
Study dates
1 Mar 2017to 1 Jul 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 50 years and older
  • Native level speakers of the Greek language
  • Able to commit for the required intervention time
  • No significant mobility problems (upper or lower limbs)
  • Normal or corrected to normal visual and auditory acuity
  • In case of any chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, etc., there should be advice from the competent doctor
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  • No serious cardiovascular problems
  • Mild physical activity supervised by a physician
  • Stable medication so as not to affect the patient's functionality from Parkinson's motor symptoms (e.g., stiffness, dyskinesia, restlessness, gait disorder and instability, etc.)

Who cannot join

  • History of serious neurological diseases or psychiatric illness
  • Recent (within 6 months) history of stroke, transient ischemic stroke episode, traumatic brain injury, ALS, multiple sclerosis
  • Substance abuse
  • Use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is not excluded, as long as its use has started 4 months before joining the study, and is stable during its course study remains constant
  • Significant communication disorders
  • Simultaneous enrolment in other studies
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  • Patients suspected of not being able or willing to cooperate or comply with study protocol requirements
  • Statin users may be excluded unless during the study the use is constant
  • Patients diagnosed in stages 4 and 5 of the disease, or have undergone surgical treatment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Greece1 site
  • Laboratory of Medical Physics, AUTH

    Thessaloniki

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About this study

Official title: Application of Cognitive and Physical Training (LLM Care) and Related Affective Computing Systems on People With Parkinson's Disease (Movement Disorders)

The study is an adaptation of the Long Lasting Memories (LLM) (NCT02267499) and the subsequent LLM Care (NCT02313935) projects in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The study aims to examine the viability and any potential benefits of cognitive and physical training, as offered via the ICT-based (non-pharmacological) intervention of LLM Care, on people with PD. It is worth investigating whether this intervention can offer a better quality of life in patients with PD and counterbalance the often associated with the PD disease neurodegeneration. To evaluate any physical, cognitive, behavioral, and neuroplastic changes and measure the influence (affective status of participant) of the training on the pathological population, the study utilizes somatometric and neuropsychological assessments and neuroscientific (electroencephalographic, EEG-related) indices, as well as affective computing systems.

Read the detailed description

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a highly prevalent chronic neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system, with both motor and non-motor symptoms, having a high impact on the quality of life of the patients. There is still no cure available for individuals with PD but only pharmaceutical treatments that manage the symptoms, thus non-pharmaceutical treatments such as physical and cognitive training are of great importance. This study aims to evaluate the benefits of the LLM Care (NCT02313935) Integrated Healthcare System (https://www.llmcare.gr/en/home/), which is a successful example of commercializing the LLM (NCT02267499) research program (http://www.longlastingmemories.eu/), in patients with PD. The LLM Care (non-pharmaceutical) intervention is an integrated training system that targets nondemented and demented aging population and adopts an approach of cognitive and physical training to improve the quality of life and prolong the functionality of the elders. The physical training (PT) component of the LLM, WebFitForAll, was developed by the research team of the Medical Physics Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. WebFitForAll is an effective physical platform that strengthens the body and enhances aerobic capacity, flexibility, and balance. The cognitive training (CT) component of the LLM is a Greek adaptation of the BrainHQ online interactive environment, and comprises six categories with 29 brain exercises with hundred levels of difficulty. The exercises focus on attention, memory, brain speed, people skills, navigation, and intelligence. The target population is PD patients which were classified according to their cognitive state as PD-cognitively normal (PD-CN) and PD-mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI). Both PD-CN and PD-MCI followed similar training schemes of the intervention, two times per week for one hour for a total of 10 weeks (aiming at 20 sessions/individual). Specifically, the patients were categorized as follows: (i) LLM training group, where participants attended a training protocol consisting of pseudo-randomized physical and cognitive exercises (30 minutes of cognitive and 30 minutes of physical training), (ii) physical training group, whereas participants underwent only physical training (one hour of physical training), and (iii) cognitive training group, in which participants performed cognitive tasks (one hour of cognitive training). The main goal of this study is to quantify the effects of implementing the LLM Care intervention on patients with PD, determine any benefits in physical status, cognition, behavior, and brain function, and eventually assess if adopting a cognitively and physically stimulating lifestyle can offer a better quality of life in this pathological group. All of the patients were evaluated at baseline (pre) and exit (post) via EEG measures and a battery of routinely used clinical and neuropsychological tests. Additionally, the training platform utilizes affective computing systems to evaluate the affective status of all participants throughout the training and to establish a pleasant learning environment for all participants.

Being tested
webFitForAll, BrainHQ
Keywords
Physical Training, Cognitive Training, EEG, Neuroplasticity
Medical subject headings
Parkinson Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • webFitForAllOther

    Also called PT

    PT training participants use the webFitForAll exergaming computer platform as the physical training component (PT)

  • BrainHQOther

    Also called CT

    CT training participants use the language adapted version of the BrainHQ program as the cognitive training component (CT)

Study groups in NCT04426903
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LLM CareExperimentalLLM Care training Participants use the webFitForAll exergaming computer platform as the physical training component (PT); Participants use the language adapted version of the BrainHQ Program as the cognitive training component (CT)
Receives: Other: webFitForAll; Other: BrainHQ
Physical Training (PT)ExperimentalPhysical training only. Participants use the webFitForAll exergaming computer platform as the physical training component (PT).
Receives: Other: webFitForAll
Cognitive Training (CT)ExperimentalCognitive training only. Participants use the language adapted Version of the BrainHQ Program as the cognitive training component (CT).
Receives: Other: BrainHQ

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in current density strength of the cortical activity as measured via EEG.

    Change is defined as statistical significance in the t-test comparison of the current density strength as reconstructed via Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA) algorithm on the basis of high-density EEG recordings before compared to after the training.

    Measured: 2 months

  2. Changes in the cortical directed connectivity as measured via EEG

    Changes in the cortical connectivity caused via the training. Change is defined as statistical significance in the t-test comparison of the Phase Transfer Entropy (PTE) estimated from the cortical activity, as reconstructed via Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA) algorithm on the basis of high-density EEG recordings, before compared to after the training.

    Measured: 2 months

  3. Changes in the graph theory indexes as measured via EEG

    Changes in the global and local graph theoretical indexes of the brain networks caused via the training. Change is defined as statistically significance in the t-test comparison of the graph theory indexes, before compared to after the training.

    Measured: 2 months

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Physical capacity (mobility)

    Change in walking speed as measured via the 10 Meter Walk test (Walking Speed m/s; Household Ambulator: <0.40 m/s; Limited Community Ambulator: 0.40 to <0.80 m/s; Community Ambulator: ≥0.80 m/s)

    Measured: 2 months

  2. Change in physical capacity (gait and balance, fall risk)

    Change in gait and balance, and fall risk as measured via the Tinetti POMA (scale: 0-28; gait is scored over 12; balance is scored over 16; perfect: 28; the lower the score on the Tinetti test, the higher the risk of falling; High risk of fall: ≤ 18; Moderate risk of fall: 19-23; Low risk of fall≥ 24)

    Measured: 2 months

  3. Body Weight index

    BMI

    Measured: 2 months

  4. Fitness

    Change in Fitness. Change in aerobic fitness, strength, and flexibility as measured via the Fullerton Senior Fitness Test (SFT)

    Measured: 2 months

  5. Physical capacity (balance & mobility)

    Community Balance \& Mobility: balance and mobility, scale: 0-96 perfect:96

    Measured: 2 months

  6. Physical capacity (Functional mobility)

    Berg Balance Scale: functional mobility, scale: 0-56 perfect:56

    Measured: 2 months

  7. Quality of life index

    PDQ-8: activities of daily living, attention and working memory, communication, depression, quality of life, and social relationships in persons with Parkinson's Disease, scale: 0-100 (0: good health, 100: poor health)

    Measured: 2 months

  8. Depression

    GDS: depressive symptoms, scale: 0-15 (normal: 0-5; mild depression: 5-8; moderate depression: 9-11; severe depression: 12-15)

    Measured: 2 months

  9. Physical capacity (general)

    Change in physical function as measured via the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB, scale from 0 to 12, perfect 12)

    Measured: 2 months

  10. Cognitive capacity (functional)

    MMSE: orientation, attention, memory, language and visual-spatial skills, scale: 0-30 perfect:30

    Measured: 2 months

  11. Cognitive capacity (Visuospatial attention)

    Change in visuospatial attention as measured via Trail Making Test (TMT, duration of completion)

    Measured: 2 months

  12. Cognitive capacity

    Change in cognitive function as measured via the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA, scale: 0-30; perfect: 30; normal: ≥26)

    Measured: 2 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Jun 2020
  2. Study start1 Mar 2017
  3. Primary completion1 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Participants are assigned to a group following different interventions
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
23 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04426903
Sponsor's protocol ID
490
Acronym
pdLLM
Status last verified
Jul 2021
First submitted
9 Jun 2020
Last updated
22 Jul 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Savvidis TP, Konstantinidis EI, Dias SB, Diniz JA, Hadjileontiadis LJ, Bamidis PD. Exergames for Parkinson's Disease Patients: How Participatory Design Led to Technology Adaptation. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2018;251:78-81.

    PubMed 29968606
  • Konstantinidis EI, Bamparopoulos G, Bamidis PD. Moving Real Exergaming Engines on the Web: The webFitForAll Case Study in an Active and Healthy Ageing Living Lab Environment. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2017 May;21(3):859-866. doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2016.2559787. Epub 2016 Apr 27.

    PubMed 28113566
  • Styliadis C, Kartsidis P, Paraskevopoulos E, Ioannides AA, Bamidis PD. Neuroplastic effects of combined computerized physical and cognitive training in elderly individuals at risk for dementia: an eLORETA controlled study on resting states. Neural Plast. 2015;2015:172192. doi: 10.1155/2015/172192. Epub 2015 Apr 7.

    PubMed 25945260

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing webFitForAll and BrainHQ in people with Parkinson Disease, run by Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki at 1 site in Greece.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jul 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Greece. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in current density strength of the cortical activity as measured via EEG. (time frame: 2 months). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04426903, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jul 2021.

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