Publications

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PD COMM Pilot Result

Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson's disease: a pilot randomised controlled trial (PD COMM pilot).

Sackley CM, Smith CH, Rick CE, Brady MC, Ives N, Patel S, Woolley R, Dowling F, Patel R, Roberts H, Jowett S, Wheatley K, Kelly D, Sands G, Clarke CE; PD COMM Pilot Collaborative Group. Pilot Feasibility Study. 2018; 4: 30.

PD COMM Trial Process Evaluation Protocol 

The PD COMM trial: a protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised trial assessing the effectiveness of two types of SLT for people with Parkinson’s disease.

Patricia Masterson-Algar, Christopher R. Burton, Marian C. Brady, Avril Nicoll, Carl E. Clarke, Caroline Rick, Max Hughes, Pui Au, Christina H. Smith, and Catherine M. Sackley. Trials. 2017; 18:397

PD COMM Study Abstracts and Poster Presentations

The PD COMM posters were presented at the:

  • Parkinson's UK Research Conference 2016, Leeds
  • European Forum for Research in Rehabilitation (EFRR) Congress 2017, Glasgow
  • RCSLT Conference 2017, Glasgow

PD COMM Pilot Abstract

PD COMM Pilot: A pilot randomised controlled trial of Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT) versus NHS speech and language therapy versus no intervention in Parkinson’s.

C.M. Sackley, S. Patel, R. Woolley, N.J. Ives, C.E. Rick, F. Dowling, K. Wheatley, C. Smith, M. Brady, C.E. Clarke (London, United Kingdom)

PD COMM Pilot Study Protocol Paper

Lee Silverman voice treatment versus standard NHS speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease (PD COMM pilot): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. 

Sackley CM, Smith CH, Rick C, Brady MC, Ives N, Patel R, Roberts H, Dowling F, Jowett S, Wheatley K, Patel S, Kelly D, Sands G, Clarke C. Trials 2014;15(1):213.

Cochrane Systematic Reviews

Speech and language therapy for speech problems in Parkinson’s disease.

 Herd CP, Tomlinson CL, Deane KHO, Brady MC, Smith CH, Sackley C, Clarke CE. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012.

Comparison of speech and language therapy techniques for speech problems in Parkinson’s disease.

 Herd CP, Tomlinson CL, Deane KHO, Brady MC, Smith CH, Sackley C, Clarke CE. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012.