Effect of Freezing Phenomenon in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Hacettepe University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06505343

e2d1895a2fd54888

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although the literature review indicates that plantar pressure may be related to freezing, there are not enough studies examining the effect of freezing phenomenon on pedobarographic pressure distribution and gait parameters. Therefore, the aim of our study is to examine the effect of freezing phenomenon on gait parameters and pedobarographic pressure distribution in patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Full description

Individuals diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's disease by a physician and healthy individuals with similar demographic characteristics will be included in the study. Individuals will be examined in 3 groups: a group of patients with Parkinson's Disease with freezing phenomenon, a group of patients with Parkinson's Disease without freezing phenomenon, and a healthy control group.

Enrollment

43 patients

Sex

All

Ages

50 to 80 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Volunteering to participate in the study
Being between stage 2-3 according to the Modified Hoehn-Yahr Staging Scale
Having a score of 24 or above from the Standardized Mini Mental Test

Exclusion criteria

Presence of an additional neurological or psychiatric disease other than Parkinson's disease
Presence of uncontrollable dyskinesia or motor fluctuations
Presence of postural hypotension, vision problems (that cannot be compensated with the correct lens) or vestibular disorders that may affect balance
Presence of cardiopulmonary diseases that may affect walking
Presence of orthopedic problems and inflammatory arthritis (such as fractures, osteoporosis, osteomyelitis) that may cause limitation of movement and affect gait and evaluations