Can Dance Therapy Improve Motor Learning in Parkinson's Disease?

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentApril 1, 2017

ConditionsParkinson Disease

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Parkinson Disease
Sponsor: Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini
Enrollment: 100
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)
Last Updated: 7 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

In order to find the most effective rehabilitative therapies for Parkinsonian patients, the present study is aimed to evaluate whether, in a multidisciplinary intensive rehabilitation treatment, the dance therapy, applied to the motor learning, promote additional benefits.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 1, 2017

End Date

June 30, 2018

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Stage 2.5-3 according to the Hoehn and Yahr scale (H\&Y);
•Stable pharmacological treatment for the last 6 weeks before the enrolment and during the hospitalization;

Exclusion Criteria

•Any focal brain lesion detected in brain imaging studies (CT or MRI) performed in the previous 12 months;
•Drug-induced dyskinesias;
•Disturbing resting and/or action tremor, corresponding to scores 2-4 in the specific items of UPDRS III;
•Behavioral disturbances (evaluated with Neuropsychiatric Inventory);
•Visual and auditory dysfunctions according to the general clinical evaluation and medical history;
•cognitive decline (MMSE correct score \< 24)