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Conditions
Interventions
The 1st group was treated with anodal tDCS
2 mA stimulated on lower extremity motor cortex for 30 minutes.,The 2nd group was treated with the same anodal tDCS protocol and underwent physical therapy
Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Sham Comparator Procedure/Surgery
First group,Second group,Third group
Sponsors
Ratchadapiseksompotch Fund
Ratchadapiseksompotch Fund
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 40 to 80 year-old 2. Patients who were diagnosed with Parkinson disease under the diagnosis criterion of United Kingdom Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Bank Diagnostic Criteria for Parkinson’s Disease. 3. Patients who are at stage 2 & 3 of Parkinson’s disease, which certified by modified Hoehn & Yahr Staging criterion. 4. Patients who has been treated with medication regularly with no changes in medication during the study period. 5. Patients who have slower walking speed than normal elderly were enrolled (average walking speed was set at 0.4 to 0.9 meters per second) 6. Patients who agreed to participated throughout the whole period settled
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who were unable to walk (on a flat surface) by themselves or needed to use gait aid 2. Patients who previously had epilepsy or had done a surgery in around the skull area (might be dangerous or risky to do tDCS). 3. Patients who have been taking sodium channel blocker or calcium channel blocker medicine. 4. Patients who have other abnormalities that affect the motor system and communication skills such as dementia, stroke, patients with bone disease or eye diseases that affect their visual ability.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| gait parameters 2, 4, 8 week post treatment gait and motion analysis | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| none none none | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactKrisna Piravej
Faculty of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed