None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study was to evaluate if the Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation applied at posterior cervical region segments c3-c5 has an effect in standard motor of Parkinson's disease patients.
Interventions
Before the aplication of stimulation in both groups, we applied a anamnese questionnaire with inclusion criterias of the study and personal informations such age, gender, ocupation, escolarity and time of diagnostic. If the person was able to participate of the study, the Hoehn-Yahr Modified scale was applied for classify the people in different stages of Parkinson's disease. Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation on posterior cervical region, c3-c5 segments at Tens mode, small electrode of 1 cm
Before the aplication of stimulation in both groups, we applied a anamnese questionnaire with inclusion criterias of the study and personal informations such age, gender, ocupation, escolarity and time of diagnostic. If the person was able to participate of the study, the Hoehn-Yahr Modified scale was applied for classify the people in different stages of Parkinson's disease. Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation on posterior cervical region, c3-c5 segments at Tens mode, small electrode of 1 cm by 0,5 cm, frequency=250 hz, pulse width=300 ms and intensity regulated at the maximum value possible, but respecting the people's perception. This procedure was a single procedure and had a half hour of duration.
Sponsors
Ronaldo Araujo Abreu
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
52 Years to 77 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
The people were included in the study if they have a physician diagnostic of Parkinson's disease and if they were associated at Instituto Parkinsoniano de Minas Gerais, located at Timoteo city, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Exclusion criteria
The people were excluded of the study if they have serious cardiorrespiratory or cardiovascular diseases, pathologic joint conditions and incapacity musculoskeletal diseases, another nervous system disease and people classified at estage five of Hoehn Yahr Modified scale.
Outcome results
None listed