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Biodex Balance System in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
Other: The conventional balance exercise program
Other: Biodex balance system
Registration Number
NCT06272838
Lead Sponsor
Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Brief Summary

Conventional balance exercises are an effective rehabilitation method applied in routine rehabilitation programs for Parkinson's patients. With technological developments, balance exercises

Detailed Description

This study was planned based on the hypothesis that exercises based on visual feedback applied to patients through games will increase patient compliance and improve balance better than conventional exercise.Previous studies have shown that the Biodex balance device has positive contributions to balance in neurological and orthopedic rehabilitation applications.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Parkinson's diagnosis and Hoehn Yahr stage I-III
  • Not changing medical treatment in the last three months
  • Mini mental test score is over twenty-four
Exclusion Criteria
  • Vestibular hypofunction
  • Neurological disease other than Parkinson's disease (multiple sclerosis, stroke, myopathy)
  • History of lower extremity surgery (such as arthroplasty, anterior cruciate ligament repair)
  • Upper limb amputation in the participant
  • Impairment in cognitive functions
  • History of psychotic illness
  • Presence of stage 4 gonarthrosis history of malignancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control GroupThe conventional balance exercise programThe conventional balance exercise program will be applied by a physiotherapist for 4 weeks, 5 days a week, in a total of 20 sessions.
Experimental GroupBiodex balance systemIn addition to conventional balance exercises, the exercise program, which includes games to improve balance, performed with the help of a Biodex balance device, will be given in a total of 20 sessions, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks..
Experimental GroupThe conventional balance exercise programIn addition to conventional balance exercises, the exercise program, which includes games to improve balance, performed with the help of a Biodex balance device, will be given in a total of 20 sessions, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks..
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Berg Balance Scale8 th week

Berg Balance Scale was developed to measure balance performance and is used to evaluate postural control and predict fall risk. Higher scores indicate better balance

Biodex dynamic balance score8th week

The balance assessment of the participants will be made with the Biodex Balance Systems device. During the measurement, patients will try to stay balanced on the device whose platform stability is adjusted.

The fall efficacy scale8th week

The fall efficacy scale consists of 10 questions rated on a 10-point Likert scale. Getting more than 70 points from the scale indicates fear of falling.

Time up and go test8th week

Time up and go testing will be performed to determine fall risk and measure balance, sit-to-stand and walking progress. Minimal detectable change in Parkinson's patients. It is 3.5 seconds. (10.2522/ptj.20090126.)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The 8-item version of the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8)8th week

The 8-item version of the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8)is a shortened version of the 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). It is a patient-reported outcome measure used to measure people's quality of life. It consists of 8 questions, each question is scored between 0-4. Higher scores indicate worse quality of life.

The Five Times Sit to Stand Testbaseline

The Five Times Sit to Stand Test measures one aspect of transfer skill. The test provides a method to quantify functional lower extremity strength and/or identify movement strategies a patient uses to complete transitional movements. The patient is asked to stand up quickly and sit down 5 times and the time is recorded.

Beck Depression Inventory8th week

Beck depression inventory can be self-scored. It consists of 21 questions. Higher scores indicate increased depression.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Medicine

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Kırşehir, City Center, Turkey

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