Effect of Proprioception Exercises on Balance in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Parkinson's disease.Parkinson's disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230516058210N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Research assistant of Tarbiat Modares University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease diagnosed by a neurologist according to the UK Brain Bank Criteria
H&Y criteria between 2-3
Obtaining a minimum score of 24 in the MMSE questionnaire
Able to walk without assistance
Be able to perform simple verbal commands
The age of the participants should be 35 to 65
Having a body mass index between 18.5-30
Exclusion Criteria
Specific musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, vision, or cognitive disorder that affects the patient's performance of tests and exercises and walking
Having diabetes
Having a neurological problem other than Parkinson's disease
Undergoing DBS surgery
Participating in regular exercise therapy programs in the last 6 months
Using walking aids
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ankle joint proprioceptive acuity (sense of position and sense of motion). Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and up to one week after the end of the 10-week intervention. Method of measurement: Using a customized designed and manufactured device (angular and time error between expressed and real values).;Postural control parameters. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and up to one week after the end of the 10-week intervention. Method of measurement: With force platform and chronometer.;Parkinson's disease questionnaire of quality of life (PDQ-39). Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and up to one week after the end of the 10-week intervention. Method of measurement: Score of questionnaire of quality of life PDQ-39.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method