NCT03799887

Effects of Different Percentages Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training on Gait, Balance, Quality of Life and Fatigue in Parkinson's Disease

Effects of Different Percentages Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training on Gait, Balance, Quality of Life and Fatigue in Parkinson's Disease: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hitit University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is an important rehabilitative choice for neurologically impaired subjects such as Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of different percentages BWSTT on gait, balance, quality of life and fatigue in moderate to advanced PD.

Detailed description

Body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is an important rehabilitative choice for neurologically impaired subjects such as Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of different percentages BWSTT on gait, balance, quality of life and fatigue in moderate to advanced PD. Thirty five patients were randomly assigned to one of the three groups according to the percentage unweighed: 0% BWSTT, 10% BWSTT and 20% BWSTT. All patients participated 30 minutes BWSTT sessions 5 days a week, for 6 weeks. Primary outcomes were 6 minute walk test (6MWT), Berg balance scale (BBS), Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS); and secondary outcomes were Nottingham health profile (NHP), Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) which were performed at the beginning and end of the rehabilitation.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	0% unweighed BWSTT	30 minutes conventional rehabilitation program (CRP) including range of motion, stretching and strengthening exercises for upper and lower extremities, balance and mobility exercises. After CRP, participants were provided 30 minutes 0% unweighed BWSTT sessions including a 5 minutes warm - up and cool - down period for each session, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks (totally, 30 sessions).
BEHAVIORAL	10% unweighed BWSTT	30 minutes conventional rehabilitation program (CRP) including range of motion, stretching and strengthening exercises for upper and lower extremities, balance and mobility exercises. After CRP, participants were provided 30 minutes 10% unweighed BWSTT sessions including a 5 minutes warm - up and cool - down period for each session, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks (totally, 30 sessions).
BEHAVIORAL	20% unweighed BWSTT	30 minutes conventional rehabilitation program (CRP) including range of motion, stretching and strengthening exercises for upper and lower extremities, balance and mobility exercises. After CRP, participants were provided 30 minutes 20% unweighed BWSTT sessions including a 5 minutes warm - up and cool - down period for each session, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks (totally, 30 sessions).

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-20
• Primary completion: 2010-10-20
• Completion: 2012-11-20
• First posted: 2019-01-10
• Last updated: 2019-01-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)