The Effect of Pilates and Elastic Taping on Balance and Postural Control in Early Parkinson's Disease

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03983785

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-12

Start date

2017-02-16

Completion date

2020-02-26

Last updated

2020-08-05

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Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Keywords

Pilates, Elastic Taping, Balance, Postural control, Early Parkinson's Disease

Brief summary

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of pilates training and elastic taping on balance and postural control in early Parkinson's patients.

Detailed description

The subjects were randomly divided into 3 groups as pilates, elastic taping and waiting list control group. Individuals were given 60-minute pilates training twice a week for 6 weeks. In addition to Pilates training, elastic taping was applied twice a week for postural correction of the back. Individuals were evaluated for balance and postural control before and after training. Evaluation of clinical balance with Berg Balance Scale and Trunk Impairment Scale; Stability Limits, Sits Up, Normal and Tandem Walking Tests were performed with NeuroCom Balance Master balance and performance system.

Interventions

OTHERPilates

In pilates group: Pilates training twice a week for 6 weeks.

OTHERElastic taping

Elastic taping group: Elastic taping application after the pilates training twice a week for 6 weeks Wait List

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson Disease * Mini Mental Test Score≥24 * Modified Hoehn and Yahr Score≤2 * Ability to stand 1 minute independently * Ability to walk 10 meters

Exclusion criteria

* Other orthopaedic, neurologic or visual disease which could affect ability of balance and walking * Unstabl cardiovasvularly disease * History of Surgery about Parkinson disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Balance	7.5 months	Walk Across Test were performed with Neurocom Balance Master System.
Postural control	7.5 months	Stability Limits Test was performed with Neurocom Balance Master System.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026