Effect of balance exercises on balance of patients with Parkinson's diseasse
- Conditions
- Parkinson disease.Extrapyramidal and movement disorders
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015022216830N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Seyed Ali Javad Moosavi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
Inclusion Criteria: Having Parkinson's disease according to neurologist diagnosis; Having the disease progression level of 1 to 3 according to Hoehn and Yahr Scale; Having an acceptable level of cognitive function, i.e. score of more than 21 on the Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE); Having the ability to walk independently and without assistive device at least 10 meters in length; Having at least a fifth grade education; Having no other neurological diseases such as stroke according to the patient, or the patient's family or physician report; Not having any orthopedic problem (such as low back pain, arthritis, Hallux valgus, flat foot) 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; No history of falling during the past month according to the patient, or the patient's family report.
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.
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 interventions. Method of measurement: Functional reach and Timed Up and Go tests.