When the charity Homeopathy UK launched a new London based charitable clinic for Neurodegenerative Diseases (NDD), including Parkinson's Disease (PD), it was considered important to document patient's experiences of a high-quality complementary medicine clinic, to enable a greater understanding of the role of complementary medicine for PD.
Routine clinical data, including a couple of questionnaires, is collected from consecutive patients with PD seen in the NDD clinic. Treatments provided are complementary to patients' usual medical treatment, and include homeopathy, herbalism, hypnosis, and healing. Patients may also be provided with self-help advice for lifestyle changes, mindfulness or meditation techniques, and dietary advice, as indicated for complementary therapy management of their condition. Consultations take place approximately every 3 months and patients complete questionnaires at the time of each consultation.
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Consecutive patients who book an appointment for complementary therapy in the NDD clinic, and report a diagnosis of PD.
Cohort
Prospective
complementary medicine
Combination productComplementary therapies provided include homeopathy, herbalism, hypnosis, and healing. Patients may also be provided with self-help advice for lifestyle changes, mindfulness or meditation techniques, and dietary advice, as indicated for complementary therapy management of their condition.
The MDS-sponsored Revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS)
The MDS-UPDRS has four parts: Part I (non-motor experiences of daily living), Part II (motor experiences of daily living), Part III (motor examination) and Part IV (motor complications). The majority of the MDS-UPDRS is completed by the clinic doctor. However Part IB is completed independently by the patient with or without the aid of the caregiver.
Measure Your Own Medical Outcome Profile (MYMOP)
MYMOP is a patient generated outcome measure consisting of 4 self-chosen items measured using a likert type scale of 0 (as good as it could be) to 6 (as bad as it could be): two symptoms considered most bothersome, an activity which the condition limits participation in, and wellbeing. It is a validated, personalized measure allowing patients to select their key concerns, and considered appropriate to capture the non-specific effects of complementary medicine.
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St. Mary's University, Twickenham
Lead sponsor
Faculty of Homeopathy
Collaborator
Homeopathy UK
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