Status:
RECRUITING
6 Month Follow up Study on the Changes of Postural Stability in Parkinsonian Patients in Response to High Frequency TMS.
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Parkinson Disease
Eligibility:
MALE
55-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Postural instability is one of the cardinal signs in Parkinson's disease (PD). It represents one of the most disabling symptoms in the advanced stages of the disease. It is associated with frequent fa...
Detailed Description
Thirty to forty PD patients will be recruited who fulfill the U.K Parkinson's Disease Brain Bank Criteria for idiopathic PD. Patients with mild to moderate disease severity according to UPRS and Modif...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All included patients should fulfill the U.K Parkinson's Disease Brain Bank Criteria for idiopathic PD.
- Patients with mild to moderate disease severity according to UPRS and Modified Hoehn and Yahr staging
- Duration of illness from two to five years were included.
- All included patients should be medically and psychologically stable and of adequate cardiac function.
- All included patients should haven't receive any rTMS sessions before.
- Signed consent form should be taken from all included patients.
Exclusion
- Patients with implanted devices, serious medical illness or history of seizures were excluded.
- Patients with severe freezing phenomenon or severe tremors were excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 23 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 18 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05198076
Start Date
July 23 2025
End Date
February 18 2026
Last Update
November 19 2025
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Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Giza, Ad Doqi, Giza District, Giza Governorate, Egypt, 11432