Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02594540
Effects of the Mechanical Peripheral Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation
Effects of the Mechanical Peripheral Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation - A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 28 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 50 Years – 85 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and effectiveness of the peripheral mechanical stimulation of the feet on gait variables, clinical status, risk of falls, BDNF levels, immunological profile and brain functional connectivity changes in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Detailed description
Patients will be submitted to 8 sessions of peripheral mechanical stimulation of the feet or sham stimulation along 4 weeks. Evaluations will be performed before and after the first session, after the forth and the eighth session.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Mechanical Peripheral Stimulation (GONDOLA) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-09-01
- Completion
- 2016-09-01
- First posted
- 2015-11-03
- Last updated
- 2017-01-12
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Brazil
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02594540. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.