The effect of exercise in people with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Parkinson's Disease.
Parkinson's disease

Registration Number: IRCT20180106038239N1

Lead Sponsor: Rasht University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

PD patients diagnosed with Hoehn and Yahr score of 2 or 3
Prescribed one or more anti-parkinsonism medications by a consultant neurologist or consultant physician with specialist knowledge of neurological disorders
Stable medication use; that is, not altered within the previous month and not expected to change during next 3 months
Willing to be assigned to any of the three interventions
Able to walk 100 m independently with or without gait aids;
Able to do simple orders and getting a score more than 24 on the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Age between 50-75
Getting a score less than 14 in Beck Depression Inventory

Exclusion Criteria

Any clinical condition that make it impossible to use physical effort
Patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases
Significant physical limitations
Sensory system pathology affecting walking (e.g. blindness, deafness).
To have a surgery for PD such as deep brain stimulation
Suspected Parkinsonism due to causes other than idiopathic PD.
Current participation in any other behavioral or exercise programs.
Participation of a structured exercise program in the preceding 2 months.
Unavailability during the period of the study.
Patients with dementia or significant cognitive impairment

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The ability of body for keeping the equilibrium. Timepoint: Before training, after ten weeks of training, after one month of the last session of training. Method of measurement: Up and go test.;Kinematic parameters of gait cycle. Timepoint: Before training, after ten weeks of training, after one month of the last session of training. Method of measurement: by motion analyzer system.;Fear of falling. Timepoint: Before training, after ten weeks of training, after one month of the last session of training. Method of measurement: Falls Efficacy Scale-International.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before training, after ten weeks of training, after one month of the last session of training. Method of measurement: quality of life assessment questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures