Research Article

The PIT: SToPP Trial—A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of Home-Based Physiotherapy for People with Parkinson's Disease Using Video-Based Measures to Preserve Assessor Blinding

Table 2

Changes in outcomes (weeks 0–12, by group) in participants who completed a measure on at least three occasions; values presented are medians (interquartile range).

Primary outcomesGroupWeek 0Week 4Week 8Week 12

PAS chair transfer (score)Control ( )6 (4–7)4 (4–6)6 (4–7)6 (3–7)
Physiotherapy ( )4 (4–6)6 (4–7)7 (5–8)7 (4–8)
Sit-to-stand time (s)Control ( )2.2 (1.4–3.2)1.9 (1.3–2.8)2.0 (1.4–2.2)1.7 (1.3–2.2)
Physiotherapy ( )2.2 (1.6–3.1)1.9 (1.4–2.0)1.7 (1.0–2.4)1.5 (1.2–2.0)
SAS (score)Control ( )52 (40–64)59 (45–71)60 (48–66)64 (50–77)
Physiotherapy ( )50 (43–59)49 (43–67)58 (50–66)52 (43–60)

Secondary outcomes
SS-180 turn time (s)Control ( )3.7 (3.1–6.8)3.9 (3.1–7.0)4.1 (2.7–9.6)3.9 (2.8–5.9)
Physiotherapy ( )5.3 (3.9–6.7)4.4 (3.4–6.4)3.7 (3.4–4.8)3.8 (3.1–6.1)
FR (cm)Control ( )20.9 (15.7–25.2)21.0 (15.0–24.3)21.7 (13.6–25.8)19.7 (17.4–27.7)
Physiotherapy ( )19.2 (17.5–21.9)22.0 (20.0–25.0)22.8 (20.3–25.8)25.5 (19.6–30.2)
UPDRS posture (score)Control ( )1 (1-2)1 (1-2)1 (1-2)1 (1-2)
Physiotherapy ( )1 (1-2)1 (1-2)1 (1-2)1 (1-2)
HR-QOL scoreControl ( )29 (26–31)30 (25–33)29 (25–33)31 (24–34)
Physiotherapy ( )29 (26–36)30 (28–36)32 (28–38)29 (27–34)