Parkinson‘s disease
Conditions
Interventions
Tai Chi group:Tai Chi plus medication
rehabilitation training group:rehabilitation training plus medication
Sponsors
Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Guhuai Road 79#, Jining City, Shandong province, China
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults diagnosed with, or with probable, Idiopathic PD with a disease severity rating of stage 1 to 4 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale (which ranges from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating more severe disease); 2. Prescribed one or more anti-parkinsonian medications by a Consultant Neurologist or Consultant Physician with specialist knowledge of movement disorders; 3. Stable medication use i.e. not altered within the previous month and not expected to change during the period of the research project; 4. Not demented or significantly cognitively impaired. The clinical team will judge whether the patient has the cognitive capacity required to participate fully in the trial i.e. read patient information, complete self report questionnaires and engage actively in the therapy process; 5. Willing to be assigned to any of the two interventions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Suspected Parkinsonism due to other causes than idiopathic PD; 2. Current participation in any other behavioral or pharmacological study or instructor-led exercise program; 3. Diagnosed with dementia; 4. Unavailability during the study period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| balance;gait;quality of life; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYan Yang
Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University
Outcome results
None listed