The comparison of the effect of receiving feedback from healthy subjects and patients with Parkinsons disease in group balance exercises on balance of patient with Parkinsons disease
- Conditions
- Parkinson's disease.Extrapyramidal and movement disorders
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015092416830N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. Seyed Ali Javad Mousavi, Vice Chancellor for research of Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria for patients with Parkinson's disease: Having Parkinson's disease according to neurologist diagnosis; Having the disease's progression level of 1 to 3 as measured by Hoehn and Yahr Scale; Having an acceptable level of cognitive function, i.e. score of more than 21 on the Mini Mental Status Examination; Having the ability to walk independently and without assistive device at least 10 meters in length; Having at least a fifth grade education; Not having any other neurological diseases such as stroke according to the patient, or the patient's family or physician report; Not having any orthopedic problem according to the patient, or the patient's family or physician report; Not having diabetes or addiction according to the patient, or the patient's family or physician report; Not having pathologic dementia according to neurologist diagnosis; Not having Juvenile Parkinsonism. Inclusion Criteria for healthy subjects: No known pathological problems, according to the person and family report. Exclusion Criteria for patients with Parkinson's disease: Lack of patient cooperation during the test or exercises; Not return for doing tests after the intervention; Entering to the nonpharmacologic on-off phase of the disease during the study according to neurologist diagnosis; Change in the pharmacologic regimen of the patient during the study. Exclusion Criteria for healthy subjects: Lack of cooperation during the test or exercises.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postural control. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Forceplate.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional balance and mobility. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale, Functional Reach test, Timed Up and Go,6 Miniutes Walking test.