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title: Increase energy conservation self efficacy
nct_id: NCT07094269
phase: NA
status: RECRUITING
sponsor: Universita degli Studi di Genova
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/trial/NCT07094269"
clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07094269"
last_fetched: "2026-05-10T14:08:16.216Z"
source: "Parkinson's Pathways (curated)"
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# Increase energy conservation self efficacy

**Goal (in five words):** Increase energy conservation self efficacy

**Official Title:** Protocol for a Superiority Randomized Controlled Trial of a Group-Based Fatigue Management Program Versus Standard Information to Improve Self-Efficacy in Energy Conservation in Parkinson's Disease

**Trial ID:** [NCT07094269](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07094269)

## Key Facts

- **Phase:** NA
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Sponsor:** Universita degli Studi di Genova
- **Target Enrollment:** 80 participants
- **Start Date:** 2025-07-01
- **Completion Date:** 2026-04-01
- **Conditions:** PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder)
- **Interventions:** Occupational Therapy Intervention, Fact-sheets
- **Intervention Types:** OTHER, BEHAVIORAL

## Summary For Families

The goal is to help people with Parkinson's who have significant, persistent fatigue learn to save energy and feel more confident managing daily activities. The approach is a group-based occupational therapy program that teaches practical energy conservation skills, such as activity pacing, task prioritizing, planning rest breaks, using simpler methods or aids, and rehearsing routines, compared with receiving standard fact-sheets; this is a behavioral, non-drug intervention so it does not change medications like levodopa. The trial is looking for adults 18 and older with idiopathic Parkinson's, Hoehn and Yahr stage 3.5 or lower, a Fatigue Severity Scale score of 4 or more, and a MoCA score of at least 22, excluding people with other medical causes of fatigue or non-Italian speakers.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Sex:** ALL

### Full Criteria

```
Inclusion Criteria:

* aged \>18 years
* diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD)
* Hoehn and Yahr stage ≤3.5
* Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) \>= 4

Exclusion Criteria:

* Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score \<22
* comorbid medical conditions that could independently contribute to fatigue
* not being fluent in the Italian language
* Parkinsonism
```

## Locations (1)

- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Child Health (DINOGMI) University of Genoa Genoa, Italy, Genova, Italy _(45.2160, 11.8721)_
  - Elisa Pelosin — (CONTACT) — +393482609897 — rachele.simeon@edu.unige.it
  - Rachele Simeon — (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

## Central Contacts

- Elisa Pelosin — (CONTACT) — +393482609897 — elisa.pelosin@unige.it
- Rachele Simeon — (CONTACT) — +393472231175 — rachele.simeon@edu.unige.it

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