Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: receives conventional rehabilitation. Intervention 2: ?First Intervention group: Group receiving competitive playful ball exercises that receives 24 sessions of playful
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 35 to 75 years Having Parkinson's disease according to the neurologist diagnosis (based on UK brain Bank criteria for the diagnosis of idiopathic PD) Having the disease's progression level of 1 to 3 according to Hoehn and Yahr Scale Having an acceptable level of cognitive function, i.e. score equal to or greater than 24 on the Mini Mental State Examination Having the ability to walk at least 10 meters independently and without assistive device Having at least a fifth grade education
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having pathological dementia according to the neurologist diagnosis Having Juvenile Parkinsonism Co-morbid other neurological diseases, orthopedic disorders (such as low back pain and arthritis), diabetes or addiction according to the report of the patient, or patient's family or physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motor function of upper extremity including motor-control related parameters extracted from recorded data by motion analysis system (e.g. peak velocity, movement time, etc). Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Motion analysis system.;Motor function of upper extremity including gross manual dexterity. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Box & Block Test.;Eye movements parameters (including saccade latency, peak velocity and amplitude). Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Eye tracking system. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensory function of upper extremity. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Wrist Position Sense Test, Two Point Discrimination Test, Hand Active Sensation Test.;Cognitive function. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Parkinson's Disease-Cognitive Rating Scale, Trail Making Test, Stroop Test, Digit Symbol Test, Benton test.;Levels of Activities of Daily Living. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Barthel Index, Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale.;Motor function of upper extremity including fine manual dexterity. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Purdue Pegboard Test, Nine Hole Peg Test, Coin Rotation Test.;Hand grip power. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Grip Dynamo-meter test.;Manual ability level. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: ABILHAND Questionnaire, DASH Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactGhorban Taghizadeh
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed