Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed as Parkinson's disease Hoehn Yahr stage is from 2 to 4 No change of levodopa during 1 month before the inclusion. Capable of visiting hospital twice a week
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Using pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defi brillator Patients who is pregnant or will be pregnant Past history of head and neck cancer or surgery Active pneumonia Receiving rehabilitation of swallowing
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients with normal coughing reflection by coughing test at the end of intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients with normal coughing reflection by coughing test after 8 weeks from the end of intervention. Increment of provocative rate during 30 seconds after starting the coughing test at the end of intervention and after 8 weeks from the end of intervention. Percentage of patients with normal swallowing function at the end of intervention and after 8 weeks from the end of intervention. Reduction of aspiration or laryngeal penetration analyzed by swallowing videofluorography at the end of intervention and after 8 weeks from the end of intervention. Presence of pneumonia during the whole period. | — |
Contacts
Hiroshima University Hospital