NCT02109393

Rehabilitation in Patients With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Rehabilitation in Patients With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: Effectiveness of Two Intensive Protocols

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators evaluate whether an aerobic, intensive, goal based and multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment, previously conceived for Parkinson's disease, is effective for patients with progressive supranuclear palsy and whether a driven gait orthosis (Lokomat) can provide further benefits.

Conditions

• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	MIRT	It consists of a 4-weeks physical therapy which entails four daily sessions for five days. All treatments are performed in aerobic condition. The duration of each session, including recovery periods, is about one hour. The first session consists of a one-to-one session with physical therapist. The second session includes aerobic and repetitive exercises to improve balance and gait using different devices: a posturographic platform with visual cues, cycloergometer, treadmill-plus. The third is a session of occupational therapy. The last session includes one hour of speech therapy. All patients undergo 20-minutes treadmill-plus training per day, 5 times a week, for 4 weeks.
OTHER	MIRT+Lokomat	It consists of a 4-weeks physical therapy which entails four daily sessions for five days. All treatments are performed in aerobic condition. The duration of each session, including recovery periods, is about one hour. The first session consists of a one-to-one session with physical therapist. The second session includes aerobic and repetitive exercises to improve balance and gait using different devices: a posturographic platform with visual cues and cycloergometer. The third is a session of occupational therapy to improve autonomy in activities of daily life. The last session includes one hour of speech therapy. All patients undergo 20-minutes Lokomat® training per day in spite of treadmill-plus.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-04-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2014-04-09
• Last updated: 2016-12-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy