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Changes in Functional Performance in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease Following 2-month Physiotherapy Intervention

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
Other: Comprehensive physical therapy
Registration Number
NCT03568903
Lead Sponsor
University of Tartu
Brief Summary

Aim of current study was to evaluate the effect of a 2-month comprehensive physiotherapy intervention on different aspects of functional performance. In addition, progression of PD motor symptoms (using standardized clinical tests for the assesment) was of interest

Detailed Description

The aim of current study was to enroll 50 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and randomly assign them into intervention and control group. Patients were randomly contacted through the epidemiological database of patients with Parkinson' disease of South-Estonia. 44 participants agreed to come to the baseline assessment including:

* Timed-Up-And-Go Test Battery

* Four square step test

* Physical performance test

* Short Physical Performance

* 10-m walk test

* Grooved Purdue Pegboard test

* Assessment of range of motion In addition, current disease status was assessed using Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale, Mini Mental Sate Examination. Further, quality of life was assessed using PDQ-39, hand-writing was recorded using white, squared and striped paper and freezing of gait questionaire (FOG-Q) was administered. Within a week from baseline assessment participants randomly assigned to intervention group, started physiotherapy intervention. The intervention was carried out in small groups (3 people in a group) and was carried out as out-patient physiotherapy during 8 week period. During each week 2 sessions with a length of an hour were scheduled. Within a week of the last therapy session, second assessment was conducted (for control group the second assessment was carried out ten weeks post-baseline assessment.

Third assessment was assigned one year after (then the same assessment was performed, in addition body composition was analysed using DXA), forth assessment an other year later.

During forth assessment 15 members starting in the intervention group and 10 starting in the control group participated.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria
  1. confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson Disease
  2. age within the age limits
  3. no other untreated medical conditions that might affect gait or postural stability
  4. able to walk without assistive device
  5. score of Mini Mental State Examination above 24
  6. no other neurological conditions in medical anamnesis
Exclusion Criteria

Not meeting the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention groupComprehensive physical therapyComprehensive physical therapy intervention in small groups (3 members), altogether 16 sessions were performed during a period of 8 weeks (twice a week). Each session lasted 1 hour.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Gait speed during transitioning from standing to walking and its change as a result of physiotherapy and change over timeit was assessed during all the assessments: at baseline, during second assessment ten weeks later, third assessment was carried out one year later, forth assessment was conducted another year later

Gait speed was calculated based an the performance of Short Physical Performance Battery gait test

"Pure" gait speed and its change as a result of physiotherapy and change over timeit was assessed during all the assessments: at baseline, during second assessment ten weeks later, third assessment was carried out one year later, forth assessment was conducted another year later

Gait speed was calculated based an the performance of 10 m walk test, with excluding the acceleration and deceleration phase (duration of the intermediate 6-meters was measured and based on that gait speed was calculated

Gait speed during transitioning from sitting to walking and its change as a result of physiotherapy and change over timeit was assessed during all the assessments: at baseline, during second assessment ten weeks later, third assessment was carried out one year later, forth assessment was conducted another year later

Gait speed was calculated based an the performance of Timed up and Go test

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
body composition (and changes in it in one year period)was assessed twice (during third and fourth assessment), with a timeperiod of one year in between

it was assessed with DXA methodology

Timed-up-and-go test: its change as a result of physiotherapy and change over timeit was assessed during all the assessments: at baseline, during second assessment ten weeks later, third assessment was carried out one year later, forth assessment was conducted another year later

The duration of Timed up and go test, executed with a turn over both shoulders was used

Four square step test: its change as a result of physiotherapy and change over timeit was assessed during all the assessments: at baseline, during second assessment ten weeks later, third assessment was carried out one year later, forth assessment was conducted another year later

The duration of Four square step test,was used

Range of motion: its change as a result of physiotherapy and change over timeit was assessed during three assessments: at baseline, during second assessment ten weeks later, third assessment was carried out one year later

Range of motion of major joints (shoulder, hip, knee, ankle) were measured goniometrically. Spinal ROM (including neck) was measured with tapemeasure, aswell as the excursion of the ribcage during maximal inspiration and expiration

Assessment of handwriting:its change as a result of physiotherapy and change over timeit was assessed during three assessments: at baseline, during second assessment ten weeks later, third assessment was carried out one year later

To assess the impact of visual cues on handwriting, patients were instructed to write one simple and one complex sentence on white, striped and squared paper. During assessment, the speed of writing was registered.

Tinetti test: its change as a result of physiotherapy and change over timeit was assessed during all the assessments: at baseline, during second assessment ten weeks later, third assessment was carried out one year later, forth assessment was conducted another year later

The Tinetti test was executed and the score was used

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