To determine whether Ai-chi exercises (aquatic exercises) can improve balance, functional status and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson's disease; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN26292510
• Lead Sponsor: Ahi Evran University Medical Faculty Educational and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

1. 2017 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28084851 (added 24/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-01-15
• Study Start: 2016-02-19
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Ability to follow a stable medication schedule
2. In Parkinson Disease stages 2 to 3 according to the Hoehn and Yahr Scale 1
3. Lack of dementia (Mini-Mental State Examination score =24)
4. All patients’ BMI were between 18 and 30

Exclusion Criteria

1. Having participated in physical therapy in the previous six months
2. Fear of water
3. Allergy to chlorine
4. Inability to walk independently
5. Having undergone surgical treatment for Parkinson's Disease
6. History or evidence of neurological deficit other than Parkinson's Disease (stroke, neuromuskuler disease, etc.)
7. Uncontrolled hypertension
8. Diabetes
9. incontinence
10. Open wounds
11. Osteoarthritis
12. Osteoporosis at a level that impairs walking and balance

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Balance is measured using Biodex-3,1 and Berg Balance Scores at baseline and 5 weeks<br> 2. Mobility is assessed using the Time Up Go Test at baseline and 5 weeks<br> 3. Motor ability and quality of life, assessed using Parkinson's disease Questionnaire-39 and the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale-III (UPDS-III) at baseline and 5 weeks<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot applicable