Parkinson's disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers of both gender, aged between 60 and 90 years, diagnosed with idiopathic Parkins's disease, with clinical profile indicating moderate impairment based on the Hoehn–Yarh scale and on the motor subscale of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with cognitive decline, those with movement disorders not compatible with a diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (such as secondary Parkinsonism), subjects with congenital or acquired amaurosis and those with severe cardiovascular and musculoskeletal comorbidities that preclude orthostatism and deambulation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in health indeces (cognitive functions, functionality and quality of life), verified by means of the longitudinal analysis promoted by the Repeated Measures Analysis of Variances, with p<0.05 and statistical power of 80%. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maintenance/improvement of cognitive functions, functionality and quality of life. The verification shall be accomplished by the following instruments: Wisconsin Card Sorting Testt, Mini-Mental State Examination, Raven test, Parkinson's Desease Questionnare (PDQ-39) and Pfeffer Index. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
UFMS