Status:
UNKNOWN
Neuromodulation on Motor Function in Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Conditions:
Idiopathic Parkinsons Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aims of the present study was to analyze the effect of consecutive sessions of Transcranial direct current stimulation associated to kinesiotherapy about gait performance of Parkinson' s disease. ...
Detailed Description
This study consist by interventions involving screening followed by evaluation, where volunteers were subjected to the many tests: history, session III of the Unified Scale Modified Parkinson's Diseas...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Main eligibility criteria were idiopathic Parkinson's disease
- Both sex
- Hoehn and Yahr stage I to III
- Showing mild to severe gait disturbances
- Stable medication usage
- Age 40 to 80 years
- And absence of cognitive impairment and disorders interfering with participation in cueing therapy.
Exclusion
- Presence of chronic disabling pathologies of lower limb
- Presence of pacemaker or severe cardiovascular conditions
- A history of tumor, prior neurosurgical brain
- Intervention, or severe cardiovascular conditions, including the presence of a pacemaker
- A diagnosis of epilepsy or major psychiatric disorders.
- Participants with other neurological, muscular, or psychiatric disorders (e.g. peripheral neuropathies, uncorrected visual problems, hearing problems, vestibular dysfunction, stroke, seizure, migraine, or frequent severe headaches) were excluded.
- Participants with surgical implants, significant postural tremor, dyskinesia, severe freezing or dementia were also excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02250690
Start Date
September 1 2013
End Date
November 1 2014
Last Update
September 26 2014
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