Table 2 Included studies basic characteristics and sample
From: Behavioural interventions for people living with adult-onset primary dystonia: a systematic review
Citation | Setting (Country and location) | Design | Sample size (N=) | Mean age (Years) | Gender (m) (f) | Ethnicity | AAOa (Years) | MDb (Years) | PM/Tc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell and Thompson [18] | Golf course | CS | 1 (case study) | 40y | 1 m | Caucasian/“White” | NR | 3y | NR |
Bell et al. [21] | USA, golf courses | CS | N = 3 | 51y | 3 m | Caucasian | NR | NR | NR |
Bell et al. [22] | USA, golf courses | CS | N = 4 | 51y | 4 m | Caucasian | NR | NR | NR |
Boyce et al. [23] | Australia, Physiotherapy out-patients clinic & and at home. | pRCT | N = 20 intervention group N = 9; control group N = 11 | 57.8y | 70 % f; 30 % m | NR | NR | 10.2y | Botulinum toxin therapy injections |
Cottraux et al. [25] | unspecified, | pRCT | N = 15 Multimodal treatment N = 9; (EMG) feedback N = 4 | 36y | 27 % f, 73 % m | NR | NR | 3.6y | psychotherapy |
Faircloth and Reid [24] | England, unspecified | CS | 1 | 36y | 1 m | NR | 26y | 10y | Botulinum Toxin therapy injections |
Greenberg [26] | England, London, participants’ homes | CLs | 4 | 52y | 25 % f; 75 % m | NR (1 said to be West Indian) | 49y | 3.5y | NR |
Sharpe [28] | Unspecified, hospital | CS | 1 | 51y | 1 m | NR | 50/51y | Around 11 months | ‘tetrabenazine and imipramine’ |
Wieck et al. [27] | London, England, Neurology clinic, participants’ homes | RCT | N = 23 Intervention group N = 11; Control group N- = 12 | intervention group: 52y control group: 49y | 35 % f; 65 % m | NR | NR | Intervention 10y; control 13y | Psychotherapy, biofeedback and drugs. |