Crossover Versus Stabilometric Platform in Parkinson's Disease (PDvsCOPD)

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parkinson's Disease

Treatments: Other: Stabilometric Platform; Other: Crossover

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02098577

PDvsCOPD (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this study is to assess the efficacy of the crossover on balance in Parkinsonian patients and compare this results with the results of a control group of patients treated with a stabilometric platform.

Full description

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by different motor symptoms (rigidity, akinesia, tremor and impairment of balance and gait). Even though pharmacological treatment has changed the natural course of the disease, balance worsens over time and leads to falls. The aims of this study is to assess the efficacy of the crossover (group 1) on balance in Parkinsonian patients and compare this results with the results of a control group of patients treated with a stabilometric platform (group 2). The group 1 executed 6 days/week for a 4-weeks cycle a crossover protocol based on the first 4 level of resistance and a training which lasts at most 5 minutes. The group 2 executed 6 days/week for a 4-weeks cycle different exercises with the stabilometric platform in monopodalic and in bipodalic standing.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• PD in stage III Hoen&Yahr according to Gelb et la. with the ability to walk without any assistance and with Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score > 26

Exclusion criteria

• MMSE < 26
• Coexistence of other neurological diseases
• PD patients with relevant orthopedic, rheumatic and muscular conditions

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

PD patients cross-over treatment

Description:

30 PD patients (according to Gelb et al) in Hoen\&Yahr stage 3, underwent cross-over treatment with the ability to walk without any assistance with mini-mental state examination score \>26.

Treatment:

Other: Crossover

PD patients stabilometric platform

Description:

30 PD patients (according to Gelb et al) in Hoen\&Yahr stage 3, underwent stabilometric platform treatment, with the ability to walk without any assistance with mini-mental state examination score \>26.

Treatment:

Other: Stabilometric Platform