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Prof
Richard
Walker
+44 (0)191 2932709
Richard.Walker@nhct.nhs.uk
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Parkinson's disease
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Drooling is a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease, experienced in up to 70% of people with Parkinson’s (PwP). Drooling can be a major problem in PwP due to decreased automatic swallowing, particularly when people are multi-tasking and concentrating on other things such as watching television. When automatic swallows don’t occur, saliva pools in the mouth leading to drooling which can be very embarrassing and restricts the social life of PwP. Current treatments decrease the production of saliva, which need to be repeated on a 3-monthly basis. Such treatments are problematic as saliva is essential for good oral health. Impaired reduction of loss of saliva through drooling exposes individuals to a range of negative health and psychosocial issues. NICE therefore recommend non-invasive treatment options such as behavioural cueing methods. A wearable wrist device using haptic (touch based) cueing was not only an effective treatment method to increase swallowing but also a socially acceptable solution for PwP. However, the device had limited functionality and was not suitable for all day use for example, participants were required to wear it for 1 hour per day and had to manually start/stop the cueing as needed; this made it less desirable as an everyday solution. Further work is needed in a larger sample size and to understand the real-world behaviours and usage of the intervention to understand the longer-term effects. We will deploy an application (App) on a smartwatch designed to work with a smartphone. The smartwatch is a discrete and comfortable wearing device that can be worn on the wrist – referred to as Cue Band. We will recruit 3000 PwP to wear the device throughout our 6-week evaluation. Participants will be asked to wear the device 24/7 during this time, giving us a greater understanding of the effectiveness and acceptability of the technology within real-world use. We will explore the application of CUE Band to deliver haptic cueing in an interventional study for 300 PwP experiencing drooling.
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The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36827274/ (added 02/10/2023)
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Participants with insufficient cognitive function and manual dexterity with/without assistance from carers.
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Prof
Richard
Walker
+44 (0)191 2932709
Richard.Walker@nhct.nhs.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
The study is sponsored by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and funded by Parkinson's UK.
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