NCT03845725

Falls and Balance of Patients With Parkinson's Disease With Urinary Disturbance

Investigation of Falls and Balance of Patients With Parkinson's Disease With Urinary Disturbance

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 55 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ordu University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the fall and balance conditions of Parkinson's patients according to their urinary complaints.

Detailed description

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a slowly progressive and common neurodegenerative disease.Frequently encountered problems in lower urinary tract complaints; Bladder dysfunction, such as urinary entrapment and frequent urination.Urinary incontinence in individuals with Parkinson's disease increases the risk of falling. The investigators will evaluate 80 patients who attended the Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic of Ordu a University Educational Research Hospital in December 2018 and February 2019, and were diagnosed as having Parkinson's disease. Other eligibility criteria for participants were having good cognitive functions (\>24 on Standardized Mini Mental Test) and were volunteers who accept to participate in the study. The investigators excluded patients that having orthopedic and / or neurological problem affecting walking and balance skills. The investigators used Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), modified Hoehn and Yahr Stage (H/Y), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Falls-Efficacy Scale (FES), Timed Up and Go (TUG), and Five Times Sit to Stand Test (FTSTS), ICIQ-SF and Overactive Bladder Version-8.

Conditions

• Parkinson's Disease
• Falls
• Balance
• Urinary Bladder Diseases

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-30
• Completion: 2019-06-30
• First posted: 2019-02-19
• Last updated: 2020-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)