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title: Reduce anxiety and improve functioning
nct_id: NCT07310147
phase: NA
status: RECRUITING
sponsor: University of Coimbra
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/trial/NCT07310147"
clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07310147"
last_fetched: "2026-05-10T14:08:05.916Z"
source: "Parkinson's Pathways (curated)"
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# Reduce anxiety and improve functioning

**Goal (in five words):** Reduce anxiety and improve functioning

**Official Title:** Empower Your Mind to Embrace Your Life: Development and Efficacy Study of a Videoconference-delivered Group Intervention Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for People With Young-onset Parkinson's Disease

**Trial ID:** [NCT07310147](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07310147)

## Key Facts

- **Phase:** NA
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Sponsor:** University of Coimbra
- **Target Enrollment:** 20 participants
- **Start Date:** 2025-04-01
- **Completion Date:** 2026-06-30
- **Conditions:** Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- **Interventions:** Empower your mind to embrace your life
- **Intervention Types:** BEHAVIORAL

## Summary For Families

Aiming to help people with young-onset Parkinson's manage distress, anxiety, and loss of everyday functioning by increasing psychological flexibility and overall quality of life. It offers a group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy program delivered by videoconference, teaching acceptance of difficult thoughts and sensations, mindfulness, and committed, values-driven action; as a talk-based therapy it complements usual Parkinson's medications like levodopa and does not change how those drugs work. Looking for Portuguese-speaking adults 21 to 65 years old with neurologist-confirmed young-onset PD in Hoehn and Yahr stages 1 to 2.5, and excludes those currently in psychological treatment, pregnant people, anyone with current suicidal ideation, severe psychiatric illness, or cognitive impairment.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 21 Years
- **Maximum age:** 65 Years
- **Sex:** ALL

### Full Criteria

```
Inclusion Criteria:

* Young-onset PD diagnosis confirmed by a neurologist
* Classification between stages 1 and 2.5 according to the Hoehn \&Yahr scale
* Aged between 21-65 years
* Fluent Portuguese speakers

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently undergoing any form of psychology intervention
* Pregnancy
* Current suicidal ideation
* Diagnosis of severe psychiatric illness (e.g., severe depression, psychotic illness, bipolar disorder)
* Cognitive impairment
```

## Locations (1)

- CINEICC, Coimbra, Portugal _(40.2069, -8.4200)_
  - Inês Matos-Pina, MSc — (CONTACT) — +351968766690 — inescpina@hotmail.com
  - Cláudia Ferreira, PhD — (CONTACT)
  - Inês Matos-Pina, MSc — (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

## Central Contacts

- Inês Matos-Pina, MSc — (CONTACT) — +351968766690 — inescpina@hotmail.com
- Claudia Ferreira, PhD — (CONTACT) — claudiaferreira@fpce.uc.pt

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