Application of LLM Care and Related Affective Computing Systems on People With Parkinson's Disease (pdLLM)
Parkinson Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Parkinson Disease focused on measuring Physical Training, Cognitive Training, EEG, Neuroplasticity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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
- 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.)
Exclusion Criteria:
- 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
- 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
Sites / Locations
- Laboratory of Medical Physics, AUTH
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
LLM Care
Physical Training (PT)
Cognitive Training (CT)
LLM 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)
Physical training only. Participants use the webFitForAll exergaming computer platform as the physical training component (PT).
Cognitive training only. Participants use the language adapted Version of the BrainHQ Program as the cognitive training component (CT).