The Effect of Clinical Pilates Training on Balance and Postural Control of People With Parkinson's Disease.

European University of Lefke

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Other: Clinical Pilates; Other: Classic Physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04063605

ÜEK/32/02/03/1819/01 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Many studies showed that clinical pilates exercises has positive effects on static and dynamic balance of different populations. It was suggested that this type of exercise reduce the risk of falls and physical damage. It also helps prevention of kyphotic posture. Parkinson's patients have both balance and postural problems but no study investigated the effect of clinical pilates exercises for this population. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of clinical pilates exercise program on postural control and balance in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Full description

The patients will be randomly assigned into two groups: Clinical Pilates (CP) Group and Classic Physiotherapy (CF) Group. Both groups will be treated for 8 weeks. The evaluation of the patients will be done before the beginning of exercise program and will be repeated at the end. Static balance of patients will be evaluated with Single Leg Stance Test and Tandem Stance Test, dynamic balance with Functional Reach Test (FRT) and 30 second Chair Stand Test. Postural control and balance will also be evaluated with Berg Balance Scale and functional capacity by Timed Up and Go Test. Symptom severity and treatment complications of the patients will be evaluated with United Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Stage 2-3 of Modified Hoehn & Yahr Scale
• 26 or> 26 points from the Mini Mental test
• Having at least 2 years Parkinson Disease

Exclusion criteria

• Serious mental and psychological disorder
• Significant musculoskeletal disorders
• Lower extremity deformation
• Having another neurological disease
• Drug or dose change during treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Clinical Pilates

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive twice a week, total 8 weeks of clinical pilates exercise program. Each session will take 45 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Clinical Pilates

Classic Physiotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive twice a week, total 8 weeks of classic physiotherapy exercise program. Each session will take 45 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Classic Physiotherapy