Short-term Effects Kinesiotaping (KT) on Balance and Gait in Parkinson's Disease (DP) (KT-DP)

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Parkinson Disease; Kinesiotaping

Treatments: Other: Kinesiotaping; Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04326647

jma002

Details and patient eligibility

About

To analyze the short-term effect of kinesiotaping in balance and gait on Parkinson's disease

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of stage III PD, according to the Hoehn and Yahr scale.
• Subjects who are in the age range of 50 to 80 years.
• Acceptance of informed consent.
• Not present a musculoskeletal disorder or other neurological disease that interferes with balance and / or walking.
• Not having a diagnosed vestibular disorder.

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of parkinsonism o Parkison-Like.
• Taking medications that may interfere with the different variables evaluated.
• Allergy to any component of the bandage.
• Being a pacemaker.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesiotaping Group

Experimental group

Description:

We used kinesiotaping (gastrocnemius and lumbar back) plus exercise

Treatment:

Other: Kinesiotaping

Exercise Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

We used only exercise

Treatment:

Other: Exercise