Status:

COMPLETED

Foot Reflexology on Chronic Pain in Parkinsonian Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Toulouse

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Pain is one of the non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease still poorly known and misdiagnosed and its management is complex. This encourage to explore new non-drug therapeutic paths, such as foot r...

Detailed Description

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the destruction of specific neurons population involved in movement control. Pain is one of the non-motor symptoms still poorly...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient with an age egal at 18 years old or more,
  • Patient presenting a little fluctuating Parkinson's disease attested by a score ≤ 2 on the MDS UPDRS IV,
  • Patients with chronic pain for at least 3 months with a VAS ≥ 4
  • Patients whose anti-parkinsonian treatment is stable throughout the duration of the study and at least for 4 weeks.

Exclusion

  • Patients with cognitive impairment defined by an MOCA\<25
  • Patient presenting contraindication to carrying out the MRI examination
  • Patient refusing to be informed of any abnormality detected on brain MRI
  • Patient included in a clinical trial that potentially interferes with the objective of the study,
  • Patient resistant to foot massage,
  • Patient having benefited from a Foot reflexology session in the last 6 months, - Patient presenting skin lesions in the feet,
  • Patient having a recent fracture in the feet,
  • Patient having an history of phlebitis less than 3 months and history of deep vein thrombosis.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 14 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 25 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04705207

Start Date

April 14 2021

End Date

May 25 2023

Last Update

August 24 2023

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University Hospital of Toulouse

Toulouse, France