Parkinson Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
In order to find the most effective rehabilitative therapies for Parkinsonian patients, the present study is aimed to evaluate whether, in a multidisciplinary intensive rehabilitation treatment, the dance therapy, applied to the motor learning, promote additional benefits.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDance Therapy
the intervention is aimed to ameliorate, through dancing, crucial motor symptoms in PD patients, as walking, balance, postural changes and arm swing
BEHAVIORALexercises without dance
the intervention consists of exercises aimed at training the walking, the balance, the postural changes and the arm swing
Sponsors
Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Masking description
The investigator are neurologists, blinded to the treatment received by the patient
Intervention model description
Participants are randomly assigned to experimental group or control group. Both of the groups undergo a rehabilitation treatment. The experimental group undergoes 4-week MIRT (Multidisciplinary Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment) + dance therapy. The control group undergoes 4-week MIRT (Multidisciplinary Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment) + exercises
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Stage 2.5-3 according to the Hoehn and Yahr scale (H&Y); * Stable pharmacological treatment for the last 6 weeks before the enrolment and during the hospitalization;
Exclusion criteria
* Any focal brain lesion detected in brain imaging studies (CT or MRI) performed in the previous 12 months; * Drug-induced dyskinesias; * Disturbing resting and/or action tremor, corresponding to scores 2-4 in the specific items of UPDRS III; * Behavioral disturbances (evaluated with Neuropsychiatric Inventory); * Visual and auditory dysfunctions according to the general clinical evaluation and medical history; * cognitive decline (MMSE correct score \< 24)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) | 4 weeks | To determine fall risk and measure the progress of balance, sit to stand, and walking. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Minutes Walking Test (6MWT) | 4 weeks | The 6MWT measures the distance an individual is able to walk over a total of six minutes on a hard, flat surface. The goal is for the individual to walk as far as possible in six minutes. |
| Balance Berg Scale (BBS) | 4 weeks | to objectively determine a patient's ability (or inability) to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| delayed recall of items | 4 weeks | number of specific items correctly performed in recall phase |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactPaola Ortelli, PsyD
Outcome results
None listed