Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Conditions
Keywords
Rehabilitation, Robot-assisted walking training, Treadmill, Lokomat
Brief summary
The investigators evaluate whether an aerobic, intensive, goal based and multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment, previously conceived for Parkinson's disease, is effective for patients with progressive supranuclear palsy and whether a driven gait orthosis (Lokomat) can provide further benefits.
Interventions
OTHERMIRT
It consists of a 4-weeks physical therapy which entails four daily sessions for five days. All treatments are performed in aerobic condition. The duration of each session, including recovery periods, is about one hour. The first session consists of a one-to-one session with physical therapist. The second session includes aerobic and repetitive exercises to improve balance and gait using different devices: a posturographic platform with visual cues, cycloergometer, treadmill-plus. The third is a session of occupational therapy. The last session includes one hour of speech therapy. All patients undergo 20-minutes treadmill-plus training per day, 5 times a week, for 4 weeks.
OTHERMIRT+Lokomat
It consists of a 4-weeks physical therapy which entails four daily sessions for five days. All treatments are performed in aerobic condition. The duration of each session, including recovery periods, is about one hour. The first session consists of a one-to-one session with physical therapist. The second session includes aerobic and repetitive exercises to improve balance and gait using different devices: a posturographic platform with visual cues and cycloergometer. The third is a session of occupational therapy to improve autonomy in activities of daily life. The last session includes one hour of speech therapy. All patients undergo 20-minutes Lokomat® training per day in spite of treadmill-plus.
Sponsors
Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
55 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
a) diagnosis of PSP in accordance to the NINDS-SPSP International Criteria (Litvan et al., 1996), b) age between 55 and 85 c) ability to walk unassisted for at least 6 meters, d) stable dopaminergic drugs dosage in the month preceding the admission to the study
Exclusion criteria
a) any others significant neurological or orthopedic disorders, b) osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, cutaneous lesions and/or other pressure wounds, c) body weight exceeding 135 kg (the weight limit for the use of Lokomat®), respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PSPRS | One month | PSP Rating Scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBS | One month | Berg Balance Scale |
| NoF | One month | Number of falls |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed