The effect of eccentric training on hand tremor in parkinson's disease
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Parkinson's disease.Parkinson's disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180221038819N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with Parkinson's disease whose diagnosis has been confirmed by neurologist
Visible hand tremor
Being capable of upper limb eccentric exercise
Exclusion Criteria
Diagnosis of Parkinson like diseases capable of manifesting with hand tremor
Cardiovascular, neurological, orthopedic and psychological disabilities in operating eccentric exercise of upper limbs
Concurrent other movement symptoms in upper limbs like chorea or spasticity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Resting hand tremor amplitude. Timepoint: before intervention and after 18 sessions of eccentric exercise. Method of measurement: Seismometer 6th application in Sony experia Z1 smartphone.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method