Effects of dance for Parkinson’s on gait, cognitive function and dual tasking in Parkinson’s disease

Queensland University of Technology0 sites33 target enrollmentNovember 12, 2018

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

November 12, 2018

End Date

May 31, 2018

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•1\) clinically diagnosed as having idiopathic PD, using the diagnostic criteria for clinically defined definite PD based on published standards, 2\) aged between 40\-85 years; 3\) in mild to moderate stage of PD (I\-III on Hoehn and Yahr scale), 4\) with no dementia (Addenbrooke’s scale greater than or equal to 82\), 5\) with no clinically significant co\-morbidities: medical, neurological (other than PD), musculoskeletal, cardiovascular or respiratory abnormalities, and 6\) able to walk independently for at least 3 m without an assistive device

•To avoid possible carry\-over effects, participants who were engaged in any dance or dance related programmes during the past six months were excluded. In addition, those with Addenbrooke’s scale less than 82, and those with confounding medical, neurologic, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular or respiratory abnormalities were excluded.