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Study design

In an open randomized trial, 54 people with Parkinson’s disease starting device-aided treatment were assigned to standard care alone or standard care plus three months of tailored rehabilitation. Outcomes included motor skills, health, participation, and cognition over one year.

What it found

Forty-five completed the study. Rehabilitation was linked to better maintenance of motor skills at six and 12 months, and to better cognitive performance at 12 months. Cognition was one of several secondary outcomes; the abstract gives no effect size.

Limits and interpretation

Participants knew their group and the sample was small. The authors say the cognitive finding requires confirmation. The trial does not establish that rehabilitation prevents cognitive decline or changes Parkinson’s progression.

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