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Clinical Trials/NCT02722824
NCT02722824
Completed
Not Applicable

Efficacy Investigation of a Non-invasive Wearable Electrostimulation Device for Alleviation of Parkinson's Disease Symptoms

Koç University2 sites in 1 country24 target enrollmentNovember 2015

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Parkinson's Disease
Sponsor
Koç University
Enrollment
24
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Change in the UPDRS Motor Score (Part III)
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Investigation efficacy of a non-invasive wearable electrostimulator device where the supplementary motor area, premotor area and/or subthalamic nucleus are stimulated bilaterally and extracranially.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
November 2015
End Date
June 2016
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Crossover
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Koç University
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Yasemin Gürsoy Özdemir

Professor

Koç University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
  • H\&Y Stage \>= 2
  • Existing bradykinesia symptoms
  • Existence of one of the symptoms below
  • Resting Tremor
  • Walking disorder

Exclusion Criteria

  • Cardiac Pacemaker
  • Psychiatric diagnosis
  • Irregular heart/respiration rate
  • Pregnancy
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Cardiovascular disease history
  • Wearing an electro-active prosthesis
  • Brain surgery history
  • Ongoing TENS/PENS therapy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in the UPDRS Motor Score (Part III)

Time Frame: 30 minutes after the stimulation is terminated.

Evaluation of patients' disease level with UPDRS examination 30 minutes after the stimulation is terminated.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change in the gait and balance parameters (cadence)(30 minutes after the stimulation is terminated.)
  • Change in the gait and balance parameters (Stride length)(30 minutes after the stimulation is terminated.)
  • Change in the gait and balance parameters (Stride velocity)(30 minutes after the stimulation is terminated.)
  • Change in the gait and balance parameters(30 minutes after the stimulation is terminated.)

Study Sites (2)

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