Postural Balance
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, triple-blind, sham-controlled randomized controlled clinical study. Thirty-four individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) will be randomly distributed (by a blinded assessor) into t
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Sponsors
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Estadual Paulista
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Estadual Paulista
Eligibility
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals with Parkinson's Disease; of both sexes; they must have the disease diagnosed by doctors following the criteria determined by the London Brain Bank; age equal to or greater than 50 years; and present independent locomotion (without assistance from people or use of auxiliary devices)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Staging greater than 3 on the Hoehn & Yahr scale; orthopedic and vision problems that make it impossible to comply with the experimental protocol; presence of another neurological disease, in addition to Parkinson's Disease (PD); indicative of cognitive decline (score less than 24 on the Mini Mental State Examination - MMSE); individuals at risk of receiving Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - tDCS (e.g., neural implants, individuals with deep brain stimulation implants, pacemaker, history of seizures and epilepsy); have uncontrolled diseases (e.g. high blood pressure and diabetes); experience intense pain or discomfort that makes it impossible and difficult to perform motor exercises; and not understanding the motor exercises proposed in the intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that multiple sessions of tDCS combined with motor exercises will improve gait control by decreasing the stride length variability.;It is expected that multiple sessions of tDCS combined with motor exercises improve postural control observed by the reduction in the root mean square (RMS) of body sway in the anteroposterior direction;It is expected that multiple sessions of tDCS combined with motor exercises will improve functional mobility observed by decreasing the time to complete the Timed Up and Go test (TUG);It is expected that multiple sessions of tDCS combined with motor exercises will improve balance as observed by the increase in the MiniBEST-Test score. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that multiple sessions of tDCS combined with motor exercises improve gait control observed by modulation in the spatio-temporal gait variables (gait speed, stride length and duration, cadence, swing time and time in double support and variability the length of the stride).;It is expected that multiple sessions of tDCS combined with motor exercises will improve postural control observed by the decrease in RMS in the medio-lateral direction, in the speed of body sway in the anteroposterior and medio-lateral directions, in the area and in the range of body sway;It is expected that multiple sessions of tDCS combined with motor exercises will increase the activity of the prefrontal and primary motor cortices during walking and balance control. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactVictor Beretta
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT)
Outcome results
None listed