Parkinson disease. Parkinsonism or Parkinson disease: -NOS -idiopathic -primary
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: 6 sessions in one day between trans-cranial direct current stimulation with a current intensity of 2 milliamps for 20 minutes on the supplementary motor area and th
Sponsors
Tarbiat Modares University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Idiopathic Parkinson's patients (men and women) diagnosed by a neurologist according to the UK Brain Bank Criteria; 2. H&Y criteria of patients should be between 2 and 3; 3. have the ability to walk without assistance; 4. be treated with a fixed dose of dopaminergic drugs during the process of evaluation and therapeutic exercise and re-evaluation; 5. Be able to perform simple verbal commands.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Existence of specific musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, balance, vision, or cognitive disorders that affect the patient's performance of tests and exercises and walking; 2. having diabetes; 3. According to the opinion of the neurologist, the patient has evidence of neuropathy; 4. The existence of another neurological problem other than Parkinson's; 5. have undergone surgery that affects their walking; 6. Participating in regular exercise therapy programs during the last 6 months; 7. Using aids for walking; 8. Having a body mass index of 30 or more; 9. Mini-Mental State Exam score less than 24
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Quality of life score in the quality of life questionnaire of Parkinson's patients - Faster and more stable start of walking on force plate - Postural stability in quiet standing on force plate - Accuracy of proprioceptive processing in functional and non-functional activities in the start of movement measurement device and position sense tests - the electrical activity of the brain in the processing of proprioceptive information in the electroencephalography. Timepoint: Measure the mentioned criteria at the beginning of the study and then 48 hours after the sixth treatment session. Method of measurement: - Parkinson's patients' quality of life questionnaire -force plate -the device for measuring the sense of the start of movement -tests to measure the accuracy of joint position sense -electroencephalography. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactHasti Heydarpour
Tarbiat Modares University
Outcome results
None listed