Biodex Balance System in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Other: The conventional balance exercise program; Other: Biodex balance system

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06272838

2023-19/145

Details and patient eligibility

About

Conventional balance exercises are an effective rehabilitation method applied in routine rehabilitation programs for Parkinson's patients. With technological developments, balance exercises

Full description

This study was planned based on the hypothesis that exercises based on visual feedback applied to patients through games will increase patient compliance and improve balance better than conventional exercise.Previous studies have shown that the Biodex balance device has positive contributions to balance in neurological and orthopedic rehabilitation applications.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parkinson's diagnosis and Hoehn Yahr stage I-III
• Not changing medical treatment in the last three months
• Mini mental test score is over twenty-four

Exclusion criteria

• Vestibular hypofunction
• Neurological disease other than Parkinson's disease (multiple sclerosis, stroke, myopathy)
• History of lower extremity surgery (such as arthroplasty, anterior cruciate ligament repair)
• Upper limb amputation in the participant
• Impairment in cognitive functions
• History of psychotic illness
• Presence of stage 4 gonarthrosis history of malignancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

In addition to conventional balance exercises, the exercise program, which includes games to improve balance, performed with the help of a Biodex balance device, will be given in a total of 20 sessions, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks..

Treatment:

Other: Biodex balance system

Other: The conventional balance exercise program

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The conventional balance exercise program will be applied by a physiotherapist for 4 weeks, 5 days a week, in a total of 20 sessions.

Treatment:

Other: The conventional balance exercise program