Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group patient were treated with routine physical therapy. The exercise program consists of stretching, strengthening and isometric exercise based on the sev
Sponsors
THQ Civil Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: participants with clinical diagnosis of PD according to UK Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank criteria Age between 50 to 80 In order to select PD subjects for those FoG severely impacted gait, patients were enrolled ifthe occurance of freezing was at least once a week (minimum score of 1 on item 2 in the new FoG Questionnaire (FoG-Q)) and the longest episodes was > 2 seconds (minimum score of 2 on item 4 of the FoG-Q Hoehn & Yahr (H&Y) stage = 3
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: medical illnesses or substance abuse that could interfere with cognition; any (other) major systemic or neurological illness. implantation for deep brain stimulation cognitive impairment, in particular patients with a Minimental State Examination (MMSE)score < 24 visual or acoustic limitations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Freezing of gait. Timepoint: at baseline week 6 and week 12. Method of measurement: FOG (freezing of gait questionnaire).;Functional Mobility. Timepoint: at baseline week 6 and week 12. Method of measurement: TUG (Time Up and Go test). | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ayesha jamil
University of Lahore
Outcome results
None listed