The Effect of Dual Tasking on Physical and Cognitive Functions in Patients With Parkinson Disease

Istanbul University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Other: Treadmill Training; Other: Standard exercise programme; Other: Dual task

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03902990

20181443

Details and patient eligibility

About

The ability of performing multi-tasking procedures is impaired in patients with Parkinson's disease. In this study, our goal was to detect the effects of dual-task training with treadmill training on walking and balance and to compare its effects on quality of life, cognitive functions and risk of fall, to treadmill training alone.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The patients with Idiopathic Parkinson Disease on medication who has

• Hoehn-Yahr 1-3
• Mini Mental Test score 20 and above
• Functional Ambulation Category 2 and above
• No changes in medication in last 3 months
• No rehabilitation programme in last 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Parkinsonism other than Idiopathic Parkinson Disease
• Global aphasia
• Severe cognitive dysfunction
• Other neurologic/orthopedic diseases
• Limiting cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
• Visual impairment
• Hearing loss

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Dual task

Experimental group

Description:

Treadmill training + cognitive tasks + standard exercise programme

Treatment:

Other: Dual task

Other: Treadmill Training

Other: Standard exercise programme

Single task

Active Comparator group

Description:

Treadmill training + standard exercise programme

Treatment:

Other: Treadmill Training

Other: Standard exercise programme

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard exercise programme

Treatment:

Other: Standard exercise programme