Gait analysis, biomechanical phenomena
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized, crossover, double-blind clinical trial conducted with volunteers with Parkinson's disease. The study will have two types of intervention: a protocol for plantar sensory stimulati
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual Paulista
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus de Marília
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Motor limitations caused by Parkinson's disease, classified as moderate to severe (score 2.5 to 4 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale) and gait impairment characterized by reduced walking speed (speed less than 1.0 m.s-1). Participants whose drug treatment for Parkinson's disease remains unchanged for at least 30 days before the start of and during the volunteer's participation in the study. Participants must also be on drug treatment for Parkinson's disease for at least six months. Minimum age of 60 years. Both sexes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Signs of severe cognitive decline, based on the results of the Mini-Mental State Examination, adjusted according to the educational level for the Brazilian population. Presenting cardiorespiratory, neuromuscular and musculoskeletal diseases, which are not related to Parkinson's disease, and which make it impossible to carry out tasks security testing
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| IIt is expected to find an improvement in the gait parameters of elderly people with Parkinson's disease, mainly in decreasing the support time, through plantar sensory stimulation. Data collected before the intervention, in the middle and after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an improvement in the gait parameters of elderly people with Parkinson's disease in the first weeks of plantar sensory stimulation with the algometer. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactNise Marques
Universidade Estadual Paulista
Outcome results
None listed