Investigation of Dual-Task Exercise's Effect in Parkinson's Disease

Emre Şenocak

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Other: Conventional Physiotherapy Program; Other: Dual-Task Interference

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06803212

2024/109

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dual-task training on upper extremity motor functions in patients with Parkinson's disease. A total of 32 patients participated in the study. Patients were divided into two groups by randomization. One group received only conventional physiotherapy applications, while the other group performed dual-task exercises in addition. Dual-task exercises were performed while conventional treatment was applied. The treatment program was applied as 60x5x6 min/day/week.

Conventional treatment was determined according to the individual needs of the patients, including the lower and upper extremities. Dual-task interventions included performing such as counting backward, word recall, and reading words backward.

Assessments were repeated twice: Baseline and after a 30-session. "Demographic Information", "Movement Disorder Society (MDS)-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS)", "Box and Block Test" and "Parkinson Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) were used as assessment tools.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 50-85 years with a diagnosis of Stage 1-3 Parkinson's disease, based on the Hoehn & Yahr Scale
• Patients had to have no issues with performing basic mathematical operations, - A Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score above 24 points,
• Regular medication use for at least 4 weeks (for patients who were prescribed medical treatment),
• No comorbid neurological, neuromuscular, or orthopedic diseases

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with vision or hearing impairments,
• Moderate-to-severe fluctuations in tremor or dyskinesia,
• Having deep brain stimulator implants, or sensory loss in the upper extremities.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group were performed just conventional physiotherapy.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physiotherapy Program

Dual-Task Interference

Experimental group

Description:

Dual-task exercises were applied during conventional physiotherapy practices.

Treatment:

Other: Dual-Task Interference

Other: Conventional Physiotherapy Program