Resistance Training in Patients With Parkinson's Disease.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease
- Interventions
- Other: Resistance TrainingOther: Lectures on the disease
- Registration Number
- NCT02447146
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
- Brief Summary
This is a controlled trial to assess the effects of resistance training on bradykinesia and physical function in patients with Parkinson's Disease. Forty patients diagnosed with Parkinson Disease stage 1 to 3 of the Hoehn and Yahr scale took part in the study and were allocated into 2 groups; Training Group performed a 9-week RT program twice a week while the Control Group attended lectures on the disease.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- Medical neurologist confirmation of 1-3 Hoehn and Yahr stages,
- age between 50 and 80 years old;
- and physician attested to participate in the resistance training program.
Exclusion Criteria
- Diagnostic of any other neurological disease, cardiovascular disease, hematologic or orthopedic disorders;
- and motor fluctuations or severe dyskinesia that could affect their ability to perform the experimental protocol.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Training group Resistance Training 9-week resistance training program Control group Lectures on the disease 'Lectures on the disease'
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional Performance measured with Ten Meters Walk Test. One time point; after the end of 9-week resistance training Bradykinesia measured with Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, section III One time point; after the end of 9-week resistance training
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscle strength measured with isokinetic peak torque. One time point; after the end of 9-week resistance training