Parkinson's disease. Extrapyramidal and movement disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria for patients with Parkinson's disease: Having Parkinson's disease according to neurologist diagnosis; Having the disease's progression level of 1 to 3 as measured by Hoehn and Yahr Scale; Having an acceptable level of cognitive function, i.e. score of more than 21 on the Mini Mental Status Examination; Having the ability to walk independently and without assistive device at least 10 meters in length; Having at least a fifth grade education; Not having any other neurological diseases such as stroke according to the patient, or the patient's family or physician report; Not having any orthopedic problem according to the patient, or the patient's family or physician report; Not having diabetes or addiction according to the patient, or the patient's family or physician report; Not having pathologic dementia according to neurologist diagnosis; Not having Juvenile Parkinsonism. Inclusion Criteria for healthy subjects: No known pathological problems, according to the person and family report. Exclusion Criteria for patients with Parkinson's disease: Lack of patient cooperation during the test or exercises; Not return for doing tests after the intervention; Entering to the nonpharmacologic on-off phase of the disease during the study according to neurologist diagnosis; Change in the pharmacologic regimen of the patient during the study. Exclusion Criteria for healthy subjects: Lack of cooperation during the test or exercises.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postural control. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Forceplate. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional balance and mobility. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale, Functional Reach test, Timed Up and Go,6 Miniutes Walking test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences