Parkinson's disease
Conditions
Interventions
All 20 enrolled patients will undergo 15 sessions of Motor Physical Therapy (FM), a motor training protocol, 2 times a week, lasting 40 minutes each session. After patients have completed all 15 sessi
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Other
F02.463.188.634
E02.779
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Eligibility
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease; aged between 45 and 75 years; of both sexes; in stage 1-3 of the Hoehn and Yahr scale (HY); they are research volunteers.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with other neurological diseases; patients reporting uncompensated systemic diseases (untreated), such as hypertension; with compromised cognitive level assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); unsatisfactory motor imagination assessed by questionnaire Visual Imagery and Kinesthetic (KVIQ-20); in physical therapy service for 3 months or more.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Statistically significant reduction in average time of completion of the timed up group Go mental practice test compared with the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the scales (evaluation freezing while driving, fatigue and quality of life) of the mental practice and control group, indicating better results than mental practice group. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDouglas da Silva
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed