Conventional Physical Therapy Action Observation Therapy on Freezing of Gait and Functional Mobility in Parkinson's Disease

University of Lahore

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neuro-Degenerative Disease; Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Other: Action Observation plus conventional Physical Therapy; Other: Conventional Physical Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07244900

Kiran Maqsood

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to determine the effects of action observation therapy with conventional physical therapy on freezing gait and functional limitation in participants with Parkinson's disease.

Full description

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by rigidity, tremors, and bradykinesia, along with non-motor dysfunction. The exercise rehabilitation has a positive impact on motor and non-motor functions in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Conventional physical therapy (CPT) that involves isometric exercises, stretching techniques, and strength and balance training is useful to improve the severity of functional mobility and freezing of gait. In action observation therapy (AOT), small video clips of different goal-directed tasks were added to rehabilitation to determine the combined effects on outcome.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: The participants were included based on the UK Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank diagnostic criteria, with clinical findings supporting the diagnosis. The eligible participants were aged between 50 and 80 years, of both genders, labelled as stage ≤ 3, with a minimum of 2 years since being diagnosed with PD and a freezing of gait score of 9 or higher on FOG-Q, and able to understand and follow commands.

Exclusion Criteria:

The exclusion criteria were systemic disease and neurological issues that could affect the assessment and outcomes of treatment, implantation for deep brain stimulation, and visual or acoustic limitations.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional Physiotherapy Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group included conventional physical therapy that contains isometric exercise, stretching techniques, and strength and balance training.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physical Therapy

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group included action observation therapy in addition to conventional physical therapy, in which small videos containing specific task will be made available to follow to the participants.

Treatment:

Other: Action Observation plus conventional Physical Therapy