Effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment BIG on Dynamic Balance in Parkinson's Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson Disease; Balance; Distorted; Motor Disorders
• Interventions: Other: conventional treatment; Other: Lee Silverman Voice Treatment BIG

• Registration Number: NCT05490784
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

To determine the effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment BIG on dynamic balance in Parkinson's patients

Detailed Description

This study will be conducted to compare the effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment BIG and conventional physiotherapy on dynamic balance in patients of PD. Patients will be recruited according to inclusion criteria and data will be collected from Riphah rehabilitation center, National Hospital Lahore. Dynamic gait index will be used as data collection tool to test dynamic balance of patients. Patients will be allocated to intervention groups by randomization. After approval from ethical committee, data collection will be started and informed consent will be taken from all patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-04
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-08
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-20
• Study Completion: 2022-08-20
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

• Stage I, II, III Parkinson's patients on Hoehn &;Yahr classification
• Able to walk without assistive devices
• Stable medication 4 weeks prior to and during study

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with depression or dementia
• Disabling bradykinesia to make sure patients are efficient to engage and cooperate in conventional physical therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
control group	conventional treatment	Patients assigned to control group received conventional treatment program encompassing set of exercises such as complex motor sequences, stretching, dual tasking, mental imagery and core stability.
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment big with conventional treatment	Lee Silverman Voice Treatment BIG	Lee Silverman Voice Treatment big with conventional treatment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dynamic Gait Index	9 months	Dynamic gait index assesses postural stability, gait, and balance. It evaluates various gait- related tasks with challenging situations such as head turn, speed change, obstacles and stairs climbing.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah International University; 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Fedral, Pakistan