Physical therapy, Quality Of Life, and Activity of Daily Living in patients with Parkinson's Disease: a randomised trial

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson's disease; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN98825027
• Lead Sponsor: Razi University (Iran)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

1. Confirmed diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
2. Aged equal to or less than 65 years (male only)
3. Stage 2 or 3 Hoehn and Yahr scale
4. No cardiovascular, orthopaedic or other neurological disease
5. No cognitive impairment

Exclusion Criteria

Does not comply with the above inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life (QOL) measured using the Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life (PDQL) questionnaire at baseline (after randomisation) and follow-up (after physical therapy - 12 weeks after randomisation).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activity of Daily Living (ADL) measured using the ADL subscale of the Short Parkinson's Evaluation Scale/Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's disease (SPES/SCOPA) at baseline (after randomisation) and follow-up (after physical therapy - 12 weeks after randomisation).