Dual Task Training in Parkinson's Disease

Gazi University

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Treatments

Other: Dual Task Training

Other: Single Task Training

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04115683

14.01.2019/35

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of study is to analyze the effects of dual task training on balance, gait, cognition and neurotrophic factors in Parkinson's disease.

Full description

20 patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease will be randomly assigned to either intervention or control group. And 10 healty subjects will be included to study in order to determine the reference values.The intervention group will be recieved cognitive and motor dual task training consisting of balance and walking activities 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Control group will be recieved same balance and walking activities in single task condition 3 days a week for 8 weeks. In order to evaluate the effects of the training, evaluations will be performed before and after the training period.

Enrollment

20 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

40+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

at least 40 years of age
neurologist-diagnosed Parkinson's Disease
Hoehn & Yahr (H&Y) stages 1 to 3
24 or more mini mental status examination score.

Exclusion criteria

other neurologic disorder
cardiovascular, inflammatory,vestibular or musculoskeletal problems that could prevent them to participate in an exercise program
had deep brain stimulation history
visual, auditory, orientational problems that could affect study results