Parkinson'
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Patients diagnosed as clinically established or clinically probable Parkinson's disease with Movement Disorder Society (MDS) clinical diagnostic criteria -Patients who meet the stage 2-4 for Hoehn & Yahr staging scale -Patients who consent with full understanding -Patients judged that who are stable, and able to stand and walk -Patients with the ability to stand and walk more than 10 m without assistance -Patients' weight: 40 to 100 kg -Patients' heights: 150 to 190 cm
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Patients planned to change the dose of anti-Parkinson's disease drug -Patients judged as inappropriate for the walking training -Patients have difficulties with wearing HAL -Patients have difficulties with putting the electrodes on the skin -Patients during pregnancy -Patients have difficulties with understanding instructions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Timed up and Go test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| age, gender, height, weight, disease duration, HDS-R, Hoehn & Yahr staging scale, Classification according to clinical diagnostic criteria of Parkinson's disease by MDS, MDSUPDRS part III, freezingof gait questionnaire(FOG-Q), 10m gait speed, step length, Berg Balance Scale(BBS), Video | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagoya City Rehabilitation Center Division of Physical Therapy