Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Bezmialem Vakif University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Respiratory Muscle Strength; Device: Balance Training; Device: Inspiratory Muscle Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04228887

BezmialemVU27

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study investigators will examine the effects of inspiratory muscle training and balance training in patients with Parkinson's Disease

Full description

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the most common type of Parkinsonism and mainly due to degeneration of basal ganglions and substantia nigra occurs. Balance disorders are one of the common problems in patients with Parkinson's disease. These balance disorders; loss of postural reflexes, insufficiency in postural adjustments, rigidity in the trunk and extremities, and many disorders such as akinesia. Because of balance disorders in patients with PD, increase in addiction to daily life activities, causes physical disability. In the case of PD pulmonary problems may be the leading cause of mortality and mortality. Respiratory symptoms in these patients cause problems in weakness, swallowing, coughing, voice and speech functions. When the investigators look at the current literature, the effect of balance and respiration on Parkinson's patients is found to be seperately but their effect on each other is not sufficiently emphasized. For this reason, the researchers' aim to investigate balance and postural control in patients with Parkinson's disease and to increase the strength of respiratory muscles and to improve balance and postural control.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with Parkinson'S Disease
• Ages between 60 and 85 years
• Grades 1 to 3 according to Modified Hoehn-Yahr Scale

Exclusion criteria

• Lung surgery or diagnosed lung disease history
• Dementia
• Having a orthopedic disorder which may affect balance and/or mobility
• Severe dyskinesia and cognition problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group will be receive 45 minutes training sessions 3 times a week for 8 weeks; 2 days a week for home based balance training and 1 day for supervisory training with Bio-Dex Balance-System ®.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Respiratory Muscle Strength

Device: Balance Training

Training Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The training group will receive inspiratory muscle training; 15 minutes sessions 5 times a week for 8 weeks in addion to balance training same as control.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Respiratory Muscle Strength

Device: Inspiratory Muscle Training

Device: Balance Training